2 Samuel 1:17-27

New International Version

¹⁹ “A gazelle^[a] lies slain on your heights, Israel.
    How the mighty^(D) have fallen!^(E)

²⁰ “Tell it not in Gath,^(F)
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,^(G)
lest the daughters of the Philistines^(H) be glad,
    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.^(I)

²¹ “Mountains of Gilboa,^(J)
    may you have neither dew^(K) nor rain,^(L)
    may no showers fall on your terraced fields.^[b](M)
For there the shield of the mighty was despised,
    the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil.^(N)

²² “From the blood^(O) of the slain,
    from the flesh of the mighty,
the bow^(P) of Jonathan did not turn back,
    the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.
²³ Saul and Jonathan—
    in life they were loved and admired,
    and in death they were not parted.
They were swifter than eagles,^(Q)
    they were stronger than lions.^(R)

²⁴ “Daughters of Israel,
    weep for Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and finery,
    who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.^(S)

²⁵ “How the mighty have fallen in battle!
    Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
²⁶ I grieve^(T) for you, Jonathan^(U) my brother;^(V)
    you were very dear to me.
Your love for me was wonderful,^(W)
    more wonderful than that of women.

²⁷ “How the mighty have fallen!
    The weapons of war have perished!”^(X)