2 Samuel 1:17

David's Dirge for Saul and Jonathan

17 Then David ¹chanted with this lament over Saul and 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, cut him down." So he struck him and he died.

16 David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.' "

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

18 and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

19 "Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen!

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 35:25