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2 Samuel 1:19
19‘The greatest men of Israel now lie on the mountains. They are dead! Those brave men have fallen to the ground!
2 Samuel 1:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
- New International Version (NIV)“A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
Context of 2 Samuel 1:19
17David sang this song to remember the death of Saul and his son Jonathan. 18He said that the people in Judah should learn this song. Its name is ‘The Bow’. It is written down in the Book of Jashar. ‘The greatest men of Israel now lie on the mountains. They are dead! Those brave men have fallen to the ground! 20Do not tell the people in Gath about it. Do not tell the news in the streets of Ashkelon. If you do, the daughters of the Philistines will sing with joy. Yes, those foreign people who do not worship God will be happy. 21You mountains of Gilboa, I hope that no rain or dew will come on you now. I pray that no crops will grow in your fields to make grain offerings. In those fields, the shields of brave soldiers became useless. No longer will anyone clean Saul's shield with oil.
Read all of 2 Samuel 12 Samuel 1:19 word by word
הַצְּבִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַל־בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ חָלָ֑ל אֵ֖יךְ נָפְל֥וּ גִבּוֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:19
- 2 Samuel 1:23People loved Saul and Jonathan as great people while they lived. They were still together when they died. They moved faster than eagles They were stronger than lions.
- Deuteronomy 4:7No other nation has a god who is near to them like the Lord our God. Even great nations have no god like that. But when we pray to the Lord our God, he listens!
- 1 Samuel 31:8The day after the battle, the Philistines came to take all the valuable things from the dead soldiers. They found the dead bodies of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa mountain.
- Isaiah 4:2In that day, the branch of the Lord will be great and beautiful. The land will give fruit and crops. Those people who remain in Israel will be proud and happy because of the food that the land supplies.
- Isaiah 53:2God's servant grew up in front of him, like a young, green plant, with its roots in dry ground. He was not handsome. He did not seem like a great king. We did not see him as a special person. There was nothing to see that would make us want to be with him.
- Lamentations 2:1The Lord was very angry. He wanted Zion's people to be ashamed. Zion was the most beautiful city in Israel. But he has put it down to the ground from its high place. Zion was like a place where he had rested his feet. Now that he is angry, he has forgotten about that.
- Zechariah 11:7So I was a good shepherd to the sheep that men would soon kill. I took special care of the weakest sheep. Then I took two sticks. And I called one stick ‘Grace’ and I called the other stick ‘Together’. I fed the sheep.
- 2 Samuel 1:25Brave soldiers have died as they fought a great battle! Jonathan's dead body lies on Gilboa's hills.
- Lamentations 5:16And we have no king in Jerusalem any longer. We have sinned, so it will be very bad for us.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The beauty - i. e. Saul and Jonathan who were the chief ornament and pride of Israel, and slain upon “high places” 2 Samuel 1:25, namely, on Mount Gilboa.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 Kasheth, or "the bow," probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not; and says nothing of his piety or goodness. Jonathan was a dutiful son, Saul an affectionate father, therefore dear to each other. David had reason to say, that Jonathan's love to him was wonderful. Next to the love between Christ and his people, that affection which springs form it, produces the strongest friendship…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Your glory: David’s description focused more on Saul’s royal position than on his personal characteristics.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places--literally, "the gazelle" or "antelope of Israel." In Eastern countries, that animal is the chosen type of beauty and symmetrical elegance of form. how are the mighty fallen!--This forms the chorus.Read the comment
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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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