2 Samuel 1:27

27 Look how the mighty warriors have fallen! Look how the weapons of war have been destroyed!

2 Samuel 1:27 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:27

How are the mighty fallen
This is the burden of this elegiac song, being the third time it is mentioned:

and the weapons of war perished!
not only the valiant soldiers were killed, but their arms were lost; and particularly he may mean Saul and Jonathan, who as they were the shields of the people, so they were the true weapons and instruments of war, and with them all military glory perished; which must be understood as a poetical figure, exaggerating their military characters; otherwise David, and many mighty men with him, remained, and who revived and increased the military glory of Israel, as the following history shows.

2 Samuel 1:27 In-Context

25 Look how the mighty warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies dead on your heights.

26 I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan! You were so dear to me! Your love was more amazing to me than the love of women.

27 Look how the mighty warriors have fallen! Look how the weapons of war have been destroyed!