2 Samuel 1:19–27

¹⁹“The glory of Israel is on your high places; how the mighty have fallen!

²⁰Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,

lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

²¹O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you

or on the fields of grain for offerings,

for there the small shield of the mighty was defiled,

the small shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

²²From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,

the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

and the sword of Saul did not return without effect.^f

²³Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives

and were not separated in their death.

They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

²⁴O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

the one who clothed you with crimson,

the one who adorned your clothing with golden ornaments.^g

²⁵How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle;

Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

²⁶I am distressed^h over you, my brother Jonathan.

you were very dear to me;

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

²⁷How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of warfare perished.”