2 Samuel 1:21

Mountains of Gilboa, 2 let there not be dew or rain on you, 2 nor fields giving grain for offerings, 1 for there the shield of the mighty was defiled. 2 The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil. 1

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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.

In Context

20Do not tell it in Gath, 1 do not proclaim it 2 in the streets of Ashkelon, 1 so that the daughters of the 2 Philistines may not rejoice, 1 so that the daughters of the 2 uncircumcised may not celebrate. 1

22From the blood of those who have been killed, 2 from the bodies of the mighty, 1 the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, 1 and the sword of Saul did not return empty. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and kissed him. He said, “Has not Yahweh anointed you to be a ruler over his inheritance?

1 Samuel 31:8It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 10:8It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Isaiah 5:6I will lay it waste, and it will not be pruned nor hoed. Instead, briers and thorns will spring up. 1 I will also command the clouds not to rain on it. 1

Jeremiah 20:14Let the day when I was born be cursed. 1 Do not let the day that my mother bore me be blessed. 1

Joel 1:9The grain offering and the drink offering have been cut off from Yahweh's house. 1 The priests, Yahweh's servants, mourn. 1

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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