2 Samuel 1:21-23

Contemporary English Version

²¹Don't let dew or rain fall
    on the hills of Gilboa.
Don't let its fields
    grow offerings for God.^[a]
There the warriors' shields
    were smeared with mud,
and Saul's own shield
    was left unpolished.^[b]

²²The arrows of Jonathan struck,
and warriors died.
The sword of Saul cut
the enemy apart.

²³It was easy to love Saul
    and Jonathan.
Together in life,
    together in death,
they were faster than eagles
    and stronger than lions.

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Footnotes

1.21 Don't let its fields … for God: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
1.21 unpolished: Some shields were made of leather and were polished with olive oil.