Study Desk

Then David ^(C1)sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan,

and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in ^(C1)the Book of Jashar.

"^(F1)Your beauty, Israel, is ^(F2)slaughtered on your high places! ^(C1)How the mighty have fallen!

-"^(C1)Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or ^(C2)the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of ^(C3)the uncircumcised will celebrate.

-"^(C1)Mountains of Gilboa, ^(C2)May there be no dew nor rain on you, or fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not ^(C3)anointed with oil.

-"^(C1)From the blood of those ^(F1)slaughtered, from the fat of the mighty, ^(C2)The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, And the sword of Saul did not return ^(F2)unstained.

-"Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in ^(F1)life, And in their deaths they were not separated; ^(C1)They were swifter than eagles, ^(C2)They were mightier than lions.

-"Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet, with jewelry, Who put gold jewelry on your apparel.

-"^(C1)How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is ^(F1)slaughtered on your high places.

-"I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been ^(F1)a close friend to me. ^(C1)Your love for me was more wonderful Than the love of women.

-"^(C1)How the mighty have fallen, And ^(C2)the weapons of war have perished!"