Second Samuel
For Author, Time of Writing, etc., see introductory material in 1|Samuel. |
How the2|Sam.|1:20|-|Tell it not in|a|mighty have fallen!
Bear not the news of it in the streets of Ashkelon;Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.2|Sam.|1:21|-|O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you,
Nor fields of heave offerings.For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
The shield of Saul, no more anointed with oil.2|Sam.|1:22|-|From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,
TheAnd the sword of Saul has not returned empty.|a|bow of Jonathan has not turned back,
And in their death they were not divided.They were swifter than eagles;
They were stronger than lions.2|Sam.|1:24|-|O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet with
splendor,Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
Jonathan lies slain upon your high places.2|Sam.|1:26|-|I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; so very pleasant were you to me.
Your2|Sam.|1:27|-|How the mighty have fallen,|a|love to me was wonderful, beyond the love of women.
And the weapons of war perished!