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(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
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The Song of 'The Bow'
Most commentators agree that the phrase 'teach... the bow' does not refer to archery lessons. Instead, 'The Bow' (or 'Kasheth' in Hebrew) was the title of the lament David composed. He commanded the people of Judah to learn this song to honor Saul and Jonathan and to remember this pivotal event. The name likely comes from the mention of Jonathan's bow later in the song.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The use of the bow - Omit “the use of.” “The bow” is the name by which this dirge was known, so called from the mention of Jonathan’s bow in…
19th Century
Anglican
The use of the bow. —The words in italics, the use of, are not in the original and should be omitted. David instructed th…
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Reformed Baptist
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use] of the bow These words, with…
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Kasheth, or —the bow,— probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not, and says nothing of …
