2 Samuel 1:17

David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,

2 Samuel 1:17 in Other Translations

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

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

17 Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,

17 Then David sang this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan,

17 David sang the following 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, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,

18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):

19 “A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 50:10; S Ezekiel 32:2; 2 Chronicles 35:25
• 2. ver 26