Parallel Verses New International Version "How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!" King James Bible How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! Darby Bible Translation How are the mighty fallen, and the instruments of war perished! World English Bible How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" Young's Literal Translation How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!' 2 Samuel 1:27 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAs though he had not been - In stead of בלי beli, Not, I read כלי keley, Instruments. Anointed with oil - See the observations at the end. 2 Samuel 1:18, etc.: He bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow, קשת kasheth. The word kasheth is to be understood of the title of the song which immediately follows, and not of the use of the bow, as our translation intimates. Many of David's Psalms have titles prefixed to them; some are termed Shosannim, some Maschil, Nehiloth, Neginoth, etc., and this one here, Kadesh or The Bow, because it was occasioned by the Philistine archers. 1 Samuel 31:3 : "And the archers hit him." But especially respecting the bow of Jonathan, "which returned not back from the blood of the slain," as the song itself expresses. And David could not but remember the bow of Jonathan, out of which "the arrow was shot beyond the lad," 1 Samuel 20:36. It was the time when that covenant was made, and that affection expressed between them "which was greater than the love of women." On these accounts the song was entitled Kasheth, or The song of the Bow, and David commanded the chief musicians, Ethan, Heman, and Jeduthun, to teach the children of Judah to sing it. "It is written in the book of Jasher." Sept., επι βιβλιου του ευθους, "in the book of the upright." ספרא דאוריתא siphra deoraitha, "The book of the Law." - Jonathan. The Arabic says, "Behold it is written in the book of Ashee; this is the book of Samuel;" the interpretation of which is, "book of songs or canticles." This lamentation is justly admired as a picture of distress the most tender and the most striking; unequally divided by grief into longer and shorter breaks, as nature could pour them forth from a mind interrupted by the alternate recurrence of the most lively images of love and greatness. His reverence for Saul and his love for Jonathan have their strongest colourings; but their greatness and bravery come full upon him, and are expressed with peculiar energy. Being himself a warrior, it is in that character he sees their greatest excellence; and though his imagination hurries from one point of recollection to another, yet we hear him - at first, at last, everywhere - lamenting, How are the mighty fallen! It is almost impossible to read the noble original without finding every word swollen with a sigh or broken with a sob. A heart pregnant with distress, and striving to utter expressions descriptive of its feelings, which are repeatedly interrupted by an excess of grief, is most sensibly painted throughout the whole. Even an English reader may be convinced of this, from the following specimen in European characters: - continued... Treasury of Scripture Knowledge How are 2 Samuel 1:19,25 The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places: how are the mighty fallen!... weapons Library The History of the Psalter[Sidenote: Nature of the Psalter] Corresponding to the book of Proverbs, itself a select library containing Israel's best gnomic literature, is the Psalter, the compendium of the nation's lyrical songs and hymns and prayers. It is the record of the soul experiences of the race. Its language is that of the heart, and its thoughts of common interest to worshipful humanity. It reflects almost every phase of religious feeling: penitence, doubt, remorse, confession, fear, faith, hope, adoration, and … Charles Foster Kent—The Origin & Permanent Value of the Old Testament Cross References 2 Samuel 1:19 "A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen! 2 Samuel 1:25 "How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. Isaiah 13:5 They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens-- the LORD and the weapons of his wrath-- to destroy the whole country. Jump to Previous Arms Broken Fallen Great Instruments Low Mighty Ones Perish Perished War WeaponsJump to Next Arms Broken Fallen Great Instruments Low Mighty Ones Perish Perished War WeaponsLinks 2 Samuel 1:27 NIV2 Samuel 1:27 NLT 2 Samuel 1:27 ESV 2 Samuel 1:27 NASB 2 Samuel 1:27 KJV 2 Samuel 1:27 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 1:27 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 1:27 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 1:27 French Bible 2 Samuel 1:27 German Bible 2 Samuel 1:27 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |