David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan
17And David plamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, 18and he said it1 should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in qthe Book of Jashar.2 He said:
19“Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places!
rHow the mighty have fallen!
20sTell it not in Gath,
tpublish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
ulest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
lest the daughters of vthe uncircumcised exult.
21w“You mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fields of offerings!3
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
the shield of Saul, not xanointed with oil.
“How the Mighty Have Fallen”
2 Samuel 1:17–21 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 40:37 • ID: 3454The Partial Kingdom: God’s King
Judges 1:1 – 2 Chronicles 36:23 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 44:21 • ID: 2389A Study in 1 and 2 Samuel, Volume 5
The King and the Holy City 2 Samuel 1:1–6:23 Series • ID: 109015Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.