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2 Samuel 1:17

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Grief

15 Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

18 and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

19 “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

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BSB
Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
KJV
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
WEB
David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
ASV
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
DARBY
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son;
BLB
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
ÅB
Og David kvad denne klagesang over Saul og hans sønn Jonatan,
OTB
Deretter komponerte David denne klagesangen for Saul og hans sønn Jonatan,
B1930
Og David kvad denne klagesang over Saul og hans sønn Jonatan,

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 35:25

    Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:19

    “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

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  • Genesis 50:11

    When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

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  • Jeremiah 9:17–21

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

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