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2 samuel 1:19-24

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2 Samuel 1:19-24

King James Version (KJV)

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19. The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20. Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21. Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil. 22. From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23. Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 24. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

2 Samuel 1:19-24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:19

Theological / Devotional

The beauty. Heb. ṣebi. Literally, “beauty,” or “honor.” The LXX takes this Hebrew word as from the root naṣab, which means “to set up,” as a pillar, and translates the clause, “Set up a pillar, O Israel, for the slain.”

The mighty. See v. 25. The ode consists of two parts, the first dealing with both Saul and Jonathan (vs. 19–24), and the second dealing only with Jonathan (vs. 25, 26).

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