English Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:17
17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
2 Samuel 1:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
- New International Version (NIV)David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
Context of 2 Samuel 1:17
15Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, execute him." And he struck him down so that he died. 16And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the Lord's anointed.'" And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, 18and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said: 19"Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
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וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־הַקִּינָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עַל־שָׁא֖וּל וְעַל־יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:17
- 2 Samuel 1:19"Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
- Genesis 50:11When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan.
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.
- Jeremiah 9:17Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Consider, and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skillful women to come;
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17David lamented - See this lamentation, and the notes on it at the end of this chapter, 2 Samuel 1:21; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The words lamented and lamentation must be understood in the technical sense of a funeral dirge or mournful elegy. (See similar dirges in 2 Samuel 3:33-34; and 2 Chronicles 35:25.) This and the brief stanza on the death of Abner are the only specimens preserved to us of David‘s secular poetry.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. 1-27The forty years of Saul’s reign ended in tragedy. The Philistines struck a devastating blow against his people. They killed Saul’s sons and later mutilated Saul’s body after he took his own life (1 Samuel 31). After these tragic events, the story begins to focus on David and his rise as a leader.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. David lamented with this lamentation--It has always been customary for Eastern people, on the death of great kings and warriors, to celebrate their qualities and deeds in funeral songs. This inimitable pathetic elegy is supposed by many writers to have become a national war song, and to have been taught to the young Israelites under the name of "The Bow," in conformity with the practice of Hebrew and many classical writers in giving titles to their…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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