Lexham English Bible

2 Samuel 1:15-21 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15. Then David called to one of the young men and said to him, “Come near; strike him.” So he struck him down and he died.

16. David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh’s anointed one!’ ”

17. Then David sang this funeral song over Saul and over Jonathan his son.

18. And he ordered “The Bow” to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it is written on the scroll of Jashar.

19. “The glory of Israel is on your high places; how the mighty have fallen!

20. Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

21. O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you or on the fields of grain for offerings, for there the small shield of the mighty was defiled, the small shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.