2 Samuel 1:17-27

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁹ “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places!
    How the mighty have fallen!^(C)
20 Tell it not in Gath;
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice;
    the daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.^(D)

²¹ You mountains of Gilboa,
    let there be no dew or rain upon you
    nor bounteous fields!^[b]
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
    the shield of Saul, anointed with oil no more.^(E)

²² From the blood of the slain,
    from the fat of the mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
    nor the sword of Saul return empty.^(F)

²³ Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!
    In life and in death they were not divided;
they were swifter than eagles;
    they were stronger than lions.^(G)

²⁴ O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
    who clothed you with crimson, in luxury,
    who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

²⁵ How the mighty have fallen
    in the midst of the battle!

Jonathan lies slain upon your high places.^(H)
26     I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
greatly beloved were you to me;
    your love to me was wonderful,
    passing the love of women.^(I)

²⁷ How the mighty have fallen,
    and the weapons of war perished!”^(J)