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2 Samuel 1:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Samuel 1:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 You must not tell about it in Gath.
You must not publish it in the streets of Ashkelon.
If you do, the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice.
The daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.
21 You mountains of Gilboa, may no dew or rain fall on you.
May your fields produce no special offerings.[a]
For there the shield of the mighty was desecrated.
The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
22 From the blood of the slain,
from the fat[b] of the mighty warriors,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
and the sword of Saul never returned empty.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:21 The whole line reads fields of special offerings.
- 2 Samuel 1:22 Fat is sometimes a term for strength in Hebrew. The combination of blood and fat may picture the fallen warriors as sacrifices.
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