2Samuel:1:17-27
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son :
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Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow :
behold ,
it is written in the book of Jasher .)
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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places :
how are the mighty fallen !
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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 .
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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 .
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From the blood of the slain ,
from the fat of the mighty ,
the bow of Jonathan turned not back ,
and the sword of Saul returned not empty .
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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives ,
and in their death they were not divided :
they were swifter than eagles ,
they were stronger than lions .
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Ye daughters of Israel ,
weep over Saul ,
who clothed you in scarlet ,
with other delights ,
who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel .
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle !
O Jonathan ,
thou wast slain in thine high places .
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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 .
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How are the mighty fallen ,
and the weapons of war perished !