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2 Samuel 1:18

JasherJudah

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.’”

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

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!

20 Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
KJV
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
WEB
(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
ASV
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
DARBY
and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher:
BLB
and he told [them] to teach the sons of Judah “The bow.” Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar:
ÅB
og han befalte at Judas barn skulle lære den; "buen"[^1] heter den, og den er oppskrevet i Den rettskafnes bok[^2]:
OTB
og han befalte at folket i Juda skulle lære denne sangen om buen — den er skrevet i Jashars bok:
B1930
og han bød at Judas barn skulde lære den; "buen" heter den, og den er opskrevet i Den rettskafnes bok: / < således kaltes den efter ordet bue, 2SA 1, 22.> / < JOS 10, 13.>

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Cross references

  • Joshua 10:13

    So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

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  • Genesis 49:8

    Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:10

    The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”

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