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 Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, [and] fall on him. And he smote him that he died.

16 And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

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

18 and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song 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!