2 Samuel 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
In Context
18And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Judah: behold, it is written in the book of Right. 1
Cross References
Genesis 50:11And the inhabitants of the land of Canaan saw the mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan.
2 Samuel 3:33And the king mourned over Abner, and said, 1 Shall Abner die according to the death of Nabal? 1
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:12-17
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord , and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. 13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord… Read the whole commentary →