Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places—literally, "the gazelle" or "antelope of Israel." In Eastern countries, that animal is the chosen type of beauty and symmetrical elegance of form.
how are the mighty fallen!—This forms the chorus.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Samuel 1:19:
2 Samuel 1:17-18
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