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2 Samuel 1:18-20
King James Version
2 Samuel 1:18-20
King James Version
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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2 Samuel 1:18-20
New King James Version
2 Samuel 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 (A)and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written (B)in the Book [a]of Jasher:
19 “The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places!
(C)How the mighty have fallen!
20 (D)Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of (E)Ashkelon—
Lest (F)the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of (G)the uncircumcised triumph.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:18 Lit. of the Upright
2 Samuel 1:18-20
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:18-20
New International Version
18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):(A)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolizes a human dignitary.
2 Samuel 1:18-20
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:18-20
English Standard Version
18 and he said it[a] should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in (A)the Book of Jashar.[b] He said:
19 “Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places!
(B)How the mighty have fallen!
20 (C)Tell it not in Gath,
(D)publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
(E)lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
lest the daughters of (F)the uncircumcised exult.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:18 Septuagint; Hebrew the Bow, which may be the name of the lament's tune
- 2 Samuel 1:18 Or of the upright
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