2 Samuel 1:19–27

¹⁹“Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. 

See how the mighty have fallen! 

²⁰Don’t tell the news in Gath. 

Don’t announce the victory in the streets of Ashkelon, 

or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, 

and the daughters of godless men will celebrate. 

²¹You mountains in Gilboa, 

may there be no dew or rain on you 

or on your slopes, 

because warriors’ shields were tarnished there. 

Saul’s shield was never rubbed with olive oil. 

²²From the blood of those killed and the fat of the warriors, 

Jonathan’s bow did not turn away, 

nor did Saul’s sword return unused. 

²³Saul and Jonathan were loved and well-liked while they were living. 

They were not separated even when they died. 

They were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions. 

²⁴Daughters of Israel, cry over Saul, 

who dressed you in decorated, red clothes, 

who put gold jewelry on your clothes. 

²⁵See how the mighty have fallen in battle! 

On your hills Jonathan was killed! 

²⁶I am heartbroken over you, my brother Jonathan. 

You were my great delight. 

Your love was more wonderful to me than the love of women. 

²⁷See how the mighty have fallen! 

See how the weapons of war have been destroyed!”