15 Then aDavid called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died.
16 So David said to him, a“Your blood is on your own head, for byour own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
The Song of the Bow
17 Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
18 aand he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written bin the Book of Jasher:
20 aTell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of bAshkelon—
Lest cthe daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of dthe uncircumcised triumph.
Proclaim it not in the streets of bAshkelon—
Lest cthe daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of dthe uncircumcised triumph.
21 “O amountains of Gilboa,
bLet there be no dew nor rain upon you,
Nor fields of offerings.
For the shield of the mighty is1 cast away there!
The shield of Saul, not canointed with oil.
bLet there be no dew nor rain upon you,
Nor fields of offerings.
For the shield of the mighty is1 cast away there!
The shield of Saul, not canointed with oil.
22 From the blood of the slain,
From the fat of the mighty,
aThe bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.
From the fat of the mighty,
aThe bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives,
And in their adeath they were not divided;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were bstronger than lions.
And in their adeath they were not divided;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were bstronger than lions.
24 “O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury;
Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury;
Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been very pleasant to me;
aYour love to me was wonderful,
Surpassing the love of women.
You have been very pleasant to me;
aYour love to me was wonderful,
Surpassing the love of women.
27 “Howa the mighty have fallen,
And the weapons of war perished!”
And the weapons of war perished!”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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