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2 Samuel 1:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 1:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah to [a]shoot, as it is written in the book of (A)[b]Jasher.)
19 O noble Israel, [c]he is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty overthrown!
20 (B)Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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- 2 Samuel 1:18 That they might be able to match their enemies the Philistines in that art.
- 2 Samuel 1:18 Or, righteous.
- 2 Samuel 1:19 Meaning, Saul.
1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
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