2 Samuel 1:19–27

¹⁹The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places:

^qHow are the mighty fallen!

^20rTell it not in Gath,

Publish it not in the streets of ^sAskelon;

Lest the daughters of the Philistines ^trejoice,

Lest the daughters of ^uthe uncircumcised triumph.

²¹Ye ^wmountains 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 ^xanointed with oil.

²²From 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.

²³Saul and Jonathan were lovely and ^||pleasant in their lives,

And in their death they were not divided:

They were ^zswifter than eagles,

They were ^astronger than lions.

²⁴Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

Who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights,

Who put on ^bornaments of gold upon your apparel.

²⁵How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!

O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

²⁶I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan:

Very pleasant hast thou been unto me:

^cThy love to me was wonderful,

Passing the love of women.

^27dHow are the mighty fallen,

And the weapons of war perished!