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2 Samuel 1:18

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(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 1:18 in other translations

(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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2 Samuel 1:18 in context

  1. 16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah’s anointed.
  2. 17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
  3. 18(and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
  4. 19Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!
  5. 20Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.