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.

21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

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19 Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places!
    How the mighty have fallen!
20 Tell it not in Gath,
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon;
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,
    the daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.

21 You mountains of Gilboa,
    let there be no dew or rain upon you,
    nor bounteous fields![a]
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
    the shield of Saul, anointed with oil no more.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:21 Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 “The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places!
(A)How the mighty have fallen!
20 (B)Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of (C)Ashkelon—
Lest (D)the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of (E)the uncircumcised triumph.

21 “O (F)mountains of Gilboa,
(G)Let there be no dew nor rain upon you,
Nor fields of offerings.
For the shield of the mighty is [a]cast away there!
The shield of Saul, not (H)anointed with oil.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:21 Lit. defiled