2 Samuel 1:19–27

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.

²²“From the blood of the slain,

from the fat of the mighty,

^ythe bow of Jonathan turned not back,

and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

²³“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!

In life and in death they were not divided;

they were ^zswifter than eagles;

they were ^astronger than lions.

²⁴“You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet,

^bwho put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

^25c“How the mighty have fallen

in the midst of the battle!

“Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

²⁶I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;

very pleasant have you been to me;

^dyour love to me was extraordinary,

surpassing the love of women.

^27c“How the mighty have fallen,

and the weapons of war perished!”