jub - 2Samuel:1:17-27

jub@2Samuel:1:17 @ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.

jub@2Samuel:1:18 @ (He also bade them teach the sons of Judah [the use of] the bow. Behold, [it is] written in the book of righteousness.)

jub@2Samuel:1:19 @ The glory of Israel is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

jub@2Samuel:1:20 @ Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

jub@2Samuel:1:21 @ Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you nor fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil.

jub@2Samuel:1:22 @ Without the blood of the slain, without the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan never turned back, and the sword of Saul never returned empty.

jub@2Samuel:1:23 @ Saul and Jonathan [were] loved and desired in their lives, and in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

jub@2Samuel:1:24 @ Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

jub@2Samuel:1:25 @ How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, [thou wast] slain in thine high places.

jub@2Samuel:1:26 @ I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

jub@2Samuel:1:27 @ How are the valiant fallen, and the weapons of war perished!: