17. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
18. (He also bade them teach the sons of Judah the use of the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of righteousness.)
19. The glory 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 Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
21. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you nor fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
22. Without the blood of the slain, without the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan never turned back, and the sword of Saul never returned empty.
23. Saul and Jonathan were loved and desired in their lives, and in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.