2 Samuel 1:17-27

¹⁷Then David sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan, ¹⁸and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar.

19“Your beauty, Israel, is slaughtered on your high places!

How the mighty have fallen!

20“Tell it not in Gath,

Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,

Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,

The daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.

21“Mountains of Gilboa,

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 anointed with oil.

22“From the blood of those slaughtered, from the fat of the mighty,

The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

And the sword of Saul did not return unstained.

23“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life,

And in their deaths they were not separated;

They were swifter than eagles,

They were mightier than lions.

24“Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

Who clothed you in scarlet, with jewelry,

Who put gold jewelry on your apparel.

25“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!

Jonathan is slaughtered on your high places.

26“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;

You have been a close friend to me.

Your love for me was more wonderful

Than the love of women.

27“How the mighty have fallen,

And the weapons of war have perished!”