2 Samuel 1:17

17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

2 Samuel 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:17

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over
Jonathan his son.
] Composed the following elegy on account of their death, and sung it in a tune agreeable to it, he and the men that were with him.

2 Samuel 1:17 In-Context

15 Then David called one of his men and said, "Kill him!" The man struck the Amalekite and mortally wounded him,

16 and David said to the Amalekite, "You brought this on yourself. You condemned yourself when you confessed that you killed the one whom the Lord chose to be king."

17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

18 and ordered it to be taught to the people of Judah. (It is recorded in [The Book of Jashar.])

19 "On the hills of Israel our leaders are dead! The bravest of our soldiers have fallen!