New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 1:17-27
17Then DavidH1732 1sangH6969 thisH2088 songH7015 ofH7015 mourningH7015 overH5921 SaulH7586 and his sonH1121 JonathanH3083, 18and he toldH559 them to teachH3925 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 the mourning song of the bowH7198; beholdH2009, it is writtenH3789 in 2the BookH5612 of JasharH3477.19“3Your beautyH6643, IsraelH3478, is 4slaughteredH2491 on your highH1116 placesH1116! 5HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307!206TellH5046 it not in GathH1661, ProclaimH1319 it not in the streetsH2351 of AshkelonH831, OrH6435 7the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430 will rejoiceH8055, The daughtersH1323 of 8the uncircumcisedH6189 will celebrateH5937.219MountainsH2022 of GilboaH1533, 10May there be noH408 dewH2919 norH408 rainH4306 on you, or fieldsH7704 of offeringsH8641! For thereH8033 the shieldH4043 of the mightyH1368 was defiledH1602, The shieldH4043 of SaulH7586, not 11anointedH4899 with oilH8081.2212From the bloodH1818 of those 13slaughteredH2491, from the fatH2459 of the mightyH1368, 14The bowH7198 of JonathanH3083 did not turnH5472 backH268, And the swordH2719 of SaulH7586 did not returnH7725 15unstainedH7387.23SaulH7586 and JonathanH3083, belovedH157 and delightfulH5273 in 16lifeH2425, And in their deathsH4194 they were not separatedH6504; 17They wereH7043 swifterH7043 thanH4480 eaglesH5404, 18They were mightierH1396 thanH4480 lionsH738.24DaughtersH1323 of IsraelH3478, weepH1058 overH413 SaulH7586, Who clothedH3847 you in scarletH8144, with jewelryH5730, Who putH5927 goldH2091 jewelryH5716 on your apparelH3830.2519HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307 in the midstH8432 of the battleH4421! JonathanH3083 is 20slaughteredH2491 on your highH1116 placesH1116.26I amH6887 distressedH6887 for you, my brotherH251 JonathanH3083; You have beenH5276 21aH5276 closeH3966 friendH5276 to me. 22Your loveH160 for me wasH6381 moreH4480 wonderfulH6381 ThanH4480 the loveH160 of womenH802.2723HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307, And 24the weaponsH3627 of warH4421 have perishedH6!”
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 1:17 2 Chr 35:25 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 1:18 Josh 10:13 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 1:19 Lit The ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 1:19 Lit pierced ↩
- 5. 2 Samuel 1:19 2 Sam 1:25, 27 ↩
- 6. 2 Samuel 1:20 1 Sam 31:8-13; Mic 1:10 ↩
- 7. 2 Samuel 1:20 Ex 15:20, 21; 1 Sam 18:6 ↩
- 8. 2 Samuel 1:20 1 Sam 14:6 ↩
- 9. 2 Samuel 1:21 1 Sam 31:1 ↩
- 10. 2 Samuel 1:21 Ezek 31:15 ↩
- 11. 2 Samuel 1:21 Is 21:5 ↩
- 12. 2 Samuel 1:22 Deut 32:42; Is 34:6 ↩
- 13. 2 Samuel 1:22 Lit pierced ↩
- 14. 2 Samuel 1:22 1 Sam 18:4 ↩
- 15. 2 Samuel 1:22 Or without success ↩
- 16. 2 Samuel 1:23 Lit their lives ↩
- 17. 2 Samuel 1:23 Jer 4:13 ↩
- 18. 2 Samuel 1:23 Judg 14:18 ↩
- 19. 2 Samuel 1:25 2 Sam 1:19, 27 ↩
- 20. 2 Samuel 1:25 Lit pierced ↩
- 21. 2 Samuel 1:26 Lit very friendly to ↩
- 22. 2 Samuel 1:26 1 Sam 18:1-4 ↩
- 23. 2 Samuel 1:27 2 Sam 1:19, 25 ↩
- 24. 2 Samuel 1:27 Is 13:5 ↩
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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