The death of Saul, by Gustave Dore. GNU License
2 Samuel, Chapter 1 - Second Samuel begins with David coming out of hiding after learning about the death of King Saul, who had been hounding him since he learned that Yahweh (aka God) favored David more than he.
Whereas in First Samuel Saul died by falling on his sword (pictured above), in this chapter David happened upon an Amalekite who had a different story. The Amalekite confessed that he killed Saul after the king fell on his spear. King Saul, in pain, saw the Amalekite and basically asked him to finish him off. I know, that's not a big issue, it sounds more like a plot twist if anything. But there are other accounts of Saul's death, where he is killed by a Philistine or even by God Himself.
Another interesting subject in this first chapter is an introduction to a book that must have existed then, but no longer exists - the Book of Jasher. Translated, Jasher means "just man", so it is actually titled "Book of the Just Man". That actually sounds like it would be an interesting read!
There are books called "Book of Jasher" which have copies that date much later than the dates Second Samuel is thought to have been written (between 640 to 530 BCE), but here is one possible digital copy of the book. The scrolls which this one may have been translated from dates to about 1613, just a few centuries ago.
I am still issues with the photos, but I think I may have found a workaround.
