God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 1:19
19“Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. See how the mighty have fallen!
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 wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan. 18He said, “Teach this kesheth to the people of Judah.” (It is recorded in the Book of Jashar.) “Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. See how the mighty have fallen! 20Don’t tell the news in Gath. Don’t announce the victory in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, and the daughters of godless men will celebrate. 21You mountains in Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you or on your slopes, because warriors’ shields were tarnished there. Saul’s shield was never rubbed with olive 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 1:23Saul and Jonathan were loved and well-liked while they were living. They were not separated even when they died. They were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions.
- Deuteronomy 4:7What great nation ever had their gods as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we pray to him?
- 1 Samuel 31:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa.
- Isaiah 4:2When that day comes, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and wonderful. The fruit of the land will be the pride and joy of Israel’s survivors.
- Isaiah 53:2He grew up in his presence like a young tree, like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty that would make us look at him. He had nothing in his appearance that would make us desire him.
- Lamentations 2:1“Look how the Lord has covered the people of Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has thrown down Israel’s beauty from heaven to earth. He didn’t ⌞even⌟ remember his footstool on the day of his anger.
- Zechariah 11:7So I became the shepherd of the sheep that were to be slaughtered and also of the oppressed sheep. I took two shepherd staffs and named one Favor and the other Unity. And I took care of the sheep.
- 2 Samuel 1:25See how the mighty have fallen in battle! On your hills Jonathan was killed!
- Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Because we have sinned, it has been disastrous 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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