2 Samuel 1:17

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

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 And David called one of the young men and said, "Go near, and fall upon him." And he smote him so that he died.

16 And David said unto him, "Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, `I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'"

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

18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jasher):

19 "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!