2 Samuel 1:18

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2 Samuel 1:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)

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WEB

World English Bible

(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

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ASV

American Standard Version

(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

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2 Samuel 1

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!

²⁰ Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

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