2 Samuel 1:25

How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

In Context

24O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.

26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

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Cross References

Judges 5:18Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:18-27

David's Lamentation for Jonathan. ( b. c. 1055.) 17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 19 The beauty 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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