Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

crime of which, according to his own statement, he was guilty.
"Where are you from?" And he answered, "'I am the son of an alien,
an Amalekite.' So David said to him, 'How was it you were not
afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?'" Twice
David had refused to lift his hand against him who had been
consecrated by the command of God to rule over Israel. Yet the
Amalekite had accused himself of a crime worthy of death. David
said, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has
testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the Lord's anointed.'"
David's grief at the death of Saul was sincere and deep,
revealing the generosity of a noble nature. He did not rejoice in the
fall of his enemy. The barrier that had kept him from taking the
throne of Israel was removed, but this did not bring him joy. Now he
thought of nothing in Saul's history except that he was noble and
kingly. The name of Saul was linked with that of Jonathan, whose
friendship had been so true and unselfish.
The song in which David expressed the feelings of his heart
became a treasure to his nation and to the people of God in all future
ages. See 2 Samuel 1:19-27.
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