I am an Amalekite: (2 Samuel 1:8)
If we do take the Amalekite’s story as true, this is a chilling statement. In a unique war of judgment, God commanded Saul to completely destroy the people of Amalek (1 Samuel 15:2-3). Saul failed to do this – and an Amalekite brought a bitter end to his tragic life.
There is a principle here, If you don’t kill what God tells you to kill, it will kill you later.
Go near, and execute him: (2 Samuel 1:15)
This shows that David’s grief over Saul was real. He didn’t put on a false display of grief and then secretly honor the man who killed Saul.
"O mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Nor fields of offerings. For the shield of the mighty is cast away there! The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. (2 Samuel 1:21)
David uttered this curse and even today there are some sections of the mountain that are still devoid of any vegetation.
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