2 Samuel 1:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 1:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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WEB

World English Bible

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

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ASV

American Standard Version

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

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2 Samuel 1

¹⁵ Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

¹⁶ For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

¹⁷ Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

¹⁸ and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

¹⁹ “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

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