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2 Samuel 1:17-19
New International Version - UK
2 Samuel 1:17-19
New International Version - UK
David’s lament for Saul and Jonathan
17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
19 ‘A gazelle[a] lies slain on your heights, Israel.
How the mighty have fallen!
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolises a human dignitary.
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