Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 1:17-27
17Then DavidH1732 took upH6969 thisH2063 lamentH7015 forH5921 SaulH7586H5921 and his sonH1121 JonathanH3083, 18and he orderedH559 that the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 be taughtH3925 the Song of the BowH7198H2009.1 It is writtenH3789 inH5921 the BookH5612 of JasharH3477:2
19“Your gloryH6643, O IsraelH3478, lies slainH2491 onH5921 your heightsH1116.HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307!
20TellH5046 it notH408 in GathH1661;proclaimH1319 it notH408 in the streetsH2351 of AshkelonH831,lestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430H6435 rejoiceH8055,and the daughtersH1323 of the uncircumcisedH6189 exultH5937.21O mountainsH2022 of GilboaH1533,may you haveH5921 noH408 dewH2919H408 or rainH4306,no fieldsH7704 yielding offeringsH8641 of grain.3ForH3588 thereH8033 the shieldH4043 of the mightyH1368 was defiledH1602,the shieldH4043 of SaulH7586, no longerH1097 anointedH4899 with oilH8081.
22From the bloodH1818 of the slainH2491,from the fatH2459 of the mightyH1368,the bowH7198 of JonathanH3083 did notH3808 retreatH7734H268,and the swordH2719 of SaulH7586 did notH3808 returnH7725 emptyH7387.23SaulH7586 and JonathanH3083, belovedH157 and delightfulH5273 in lifeH2416,were notH3808 dividedH6504 in deathH4194.They were swifterH7043 than eaglesH5404;they were strongerH1396 than lionsH738.
24O daughtersH1323 of IsraelH3478,weepH1058 forH413 SaulH7586,who clothed youH3847 in scarletH8144 andH5973 luxuryH5730,who deckedH5927 your garmentsH3830 withH5921 ornamentsH5716 of goldH2091.25HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307 in the thickH8432 of battleH4421!JonathanH3083 lies slainH2491 onH5921 your heightsH1116.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 1:18 Or be taught the use of the bow; literally be taught the bow ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 1:18 Or the Book of the Upright One, commonly cited as Jasher; note that the Song of the Bow that follows is not found in known manuscripts attributed to Jasher. ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 1:21 Or no showers falling on your terraced fields; LXX no fields of firstfruits; Hebrew no fields of offerings ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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