2 Samuel 1:17-26
1599 Geneva Bible
17 ¶ Then David mourned with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son,
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah to [a]shoot, as it is written in the book of (A)[b]Jasher.)
19 O noble Israel, [c]he is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty overthrown!
20 (B)Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, upon you be neither dew nor rain, nor [d]be there fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is cast down, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
22 The bow of Jonathan never turned back, neither did the sword of Saul return empty from the blood of the slain, and from the fat of the mighty.
23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths they were not [e]divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, which clothed you in scarlet, [f]with pleasures, and hanged ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 How were the mighty slain in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
26 Woe is me for thee, my brother Jonathan: very kind hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of [g]women: how are the mighty overthrown, and the weapons of war destroyed!
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- 2 Samuel 1:18 That they might be able to match their enemies the Philistines in that art.
- 2 Samuel 1:18 Or, righteous.
- 2 Samuel 1:19 Meaning, Saul.
- 2 Samuel 1:21 Let their fertile fields be barren, and bring forth no fruit to offer to the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 1:23 They died both together in Gilboa.
- 2 Samuel 1:24 As rich garments and costly jewels.
- 2 Samuel 1:26 Either toward their husbands, or their children.
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