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17 David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan.(A) 18 (He ordered that The Song of the Bow[a] be taught to the people of Judah; it is written in the Book of Jashar.) He said,(B)

19 “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places!
    How the mighty have fallen!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.18 Heb that The Bow

David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

17 David took up this lament(A) concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,(B) 18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):(C)

19 “A gazelle[a] lies slain on your heights, Israel.
    How the mighty(D) have fallen!(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolizes a human dignitary.