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 that he died.

16 And David said to 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!