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2 Samuel 1:21-23
International Children’s Bible
2 Samuel 1:21-23
International Children’s Bible
21 “May there be no dew or rain on the mountains of Gilboa.
May their fields produce no grain.
This is because there the mighty warrior’s shield was dishonored.
Saul’s shield was no longer rubbed with oil.
22 Jonathan’s bow killed its share of enemies.
And Saul’s sword killed its share, too.
Their weapons are stained with the blood of dead men.
Their weapons have stabbed the flesh of strong men.
23 “We loved Saul and Jonathan.
We enjoyed them while they lived.
Saul and Jonathan are together even in death.
They were faster than eagles.
They were stronger than lions.
2 Samuel 1:21-23
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:21-23
New International Version
21 “Mountains of Gilboa,(A)
may you have neither dew(B) nor rain,(C)
may no showers fall on your terraced fields.[a](D)
For there the shield of the mighty was despised,
the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil.(E)
22 “From the blood(F) of the slain,
from the flesh of the mighty,
the bow(G) of Jonathan did not turn back,
the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.
23 Saul and Jonathan—
in life they were loved and admired,
and in death they were not parted.
They were swifter than eagles,(H)
they were stronger than lions.(I)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 1:21 Or / nor fields that yield grain for offerings
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