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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: 2 Samuel - Chapter 1
Description: Second Samuel begins with David finding out that king Saul and Jonathan both died in battle against the Philistines. The news was brought by an unnamed Amalekite who escaped from the Israelite camp. Now he said, he found Saul on his sword, but he was not dead yet, so he killed the Lord's anointed, and brought David Saul's crown and armband. Once David and the men heard the news, they mourned, wept, and fasted until evening. David then asked the man why he was not afraid to kill the Lord's anointed, and we do not know his response. It...