5 Types of Songs in the Bible That Aren't Psalms
Annette Griffin
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2 Samuel 1:17
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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
King James Version (KJV)
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
English Standard Version (ESV)
17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
New Living Translation (NLT)
17
Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
The Message Bible (MSG)
17
Then David sang this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan,
American Standard Version (ASV)
17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
17
David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17
David sang the following lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17
David sang a song of sadness about Saul and his son Jonathan.
2 Samuel 1:17 Study Resources
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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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2 Samuel 1:17 In-Context
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Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
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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.’ ”
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David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,
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and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
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“A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!
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