2 Kings 13:14; 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Samuel 1:19; 2 Samuel 1:25; Ezekiel 39:10; Ezekiel 39:9; Psalms 46:9
David's Lament over Saul and Jonathan. This poem is almost universally accepted as the work of David. It was included in the Book of Jashar ( Joshu...
How, &c. Render: "How [is it that] mighty ones have fallen, and weapons of war have perished".
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
The Lament of David over Saul and Jonathan 1. There is no break between the two books of Samuel; they really form one continuous narrative. This v...
The weapons of war ] The parallel clause shows that these are Saul and Jonathan themselves, regarded as the sword and bow of the nation. It is remar...
CHAPTER I. DAVD'S LAMENT FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN. 2 Samuel 1:1-27 . DAVID had returned to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites only two d...
the Song of the Bow 2 Samuel 1:17-27 This noble poem is unrivaled. It is a perfect model of a funeral dirge. It is in poetry what Händel's Dea...
The second Book of Samuel deals largely with the story of David, and presents the picture of the theocratic monarchy. The first movement records the...
(19) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! (20) Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelo...
REFLECTIONS SEE Reader! in the beautiful conduct of David at Saul's death, how grace enables the believer to stay all enmity, and even to requite go...
How are the mighty fallen ,.... This is the burden of this elegiac song, being the third time it is mentioned: and the weapons of war perished ! n...
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! Ver. 27. How are the mighty fallen! ] See 2 Samuel 1:19 . And the weapons of war...
O Jonathan, slain in thy high places He says thy , for they were in Jonathan's country; and, had not his father disinherited him by his sins, in h...
Verse 1 shows us that David's slaughter of the Amalekites took place at about the same time as the Philistine defeat of Israel. David had been two da...
David's Lamentation for Jonathan. B. C. 1055....
Either, 1. Metaphorically so called, to wit, Saul and Jonathan, and the brave commanders and soldiers of Israel; who might have been called the ch...
The Thorough Defeat Of Israel And The Death Of Saul ( 1 Samuel 31:1 - 2 Samuel 1:27 ). Having initially demonstrated how God's purposes are movin...
David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan ( 2 Samuel 1:17-27 ). In this lamentation the writer crowns the life of Saul and leads on into the life...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 1:17 . “Lamented—Lamentation.” These words must be understood in a technical sense.… This lamentation...
2 Samuel 1:19-27 I. One of the first lessons impressed upon us by this lament relates to David's noble-minded forgetfulness of all personal injury...
2 Samuel 1:6 . Mount Gilboa, two miles from mount Tabor. The battle was fought near the place where Barak fought with Sisera. 2 Samuel 1:10 . T...
EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 1:1 Now it came to pass. During the last few days events had been crowding fast upon one another. Living as fugitives...
David's Lament
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war, the heroes of Israel, as the instruments of battle, perished! The elegy was a national song and...
27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!