2 Samuel 1:19–27

¹⁹“The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places!

^wHow the mighty have fallen!

^20xTell it not in Gath,

Proclaim it not in the streets of ^yAshkelon—

Lest ^zthe daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

Lest the daughters of ^athe uncircumcised triumph.

²¹“O ^bmountains of Gilboa,

^cLet there be no dew nor rain upon you,

Nor fields of offerings.

For the shield of the mighty is ⁴cast away there!

The shield of Saul, not ^danointed with oil.

²²From the blood of the slain,

From the fat of the mighty,

^eThe bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

²³“Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives,

And in their ^fdeath they were not divided;

They were swifter than eagles,

They were ^gstronger than lions.

²⁴“O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury;

Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

²⁵“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!

Jonathan was slain in your high places.

²⁶I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;

You have been very pleasant to me;

^hYour love to me was wonderful,

Surpassing the love of women.

²⁷“How ⁱthe mighty have fallen,

And the weapons of war perished!”