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2 Samuel 1:18-20
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 1:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 and he ordered that this dirge over them be taught to the people of Judah. It is recorded in the Book of Jashar.
19 [a]“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your heights.
How the mighty have fallen!
20 “Do not mention it in Gath
or proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon.
Let not the daughters of the Philistines rejoice
and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:19 Here again we see the immense generosity of spirit that David displayed in spite of his struggles with Saul. A gifted musician, he composed a stirring song, known as “The Song of the Bow,” for the king and his son.
