21 (A)Mountains of Gilboa,
(B)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 (C)anointed with oil.
22 (D)From the blood of those [a]slaughtered, from the fat of the mighty,
(E)The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return [b]unstained.
23 Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in [c]life,
And in their deaths they were not separated;
(F)They were swifter than eagles,
(G)They were mightier than lions.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:22 Lit pierced
  2. 2 Samuel 1:22 Or without success
  3. 2 Samuel 1:23 Lit their lives

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