Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, New Living Translation Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan, English Standard Version And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, Berean Standard Bible Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, King James Bible And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: New King James Version Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, New American Standard Bible Then David sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan, NASB 1995 Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, NASB 1977 Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, Legacy Standard Bible Then David chanted with this funeral lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, Amplified Bible Then David sang this dirge (funeral song) over Saul and his son Jonathan, Christian Standard Bible David sang the following lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, Holman Christian Standard Bible David sang the following lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, American Standard Version And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son Contemporary English Version David sang a song in memory of Saul and Jonathan, English Revised Version And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: GOD'S WORD® Translation David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan. Good News Translation David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, International Standard Version So David intoned this song of lament about Saul and his son Jonathan, Majority Standard Bible Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, NET Bible Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan. New Heart English Bible And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, Webster's Bible Translation And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son: World English Bible David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd David laments with this lamentation over Saul, and over his son Jonathan; Young's Literal Translation And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son; Smith's Literal Translation And David will set up this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son. Catholic Public Domain Version Then David mourned a lamentation over Saul and over his son Jonathan, in this way. New American Bible Then David chanted this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan New Revised Standard Version David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd David lamented with this song of mourning over Saul and over Jonathan his son Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And David lamented this lamentation for Shaul and for Jonathan his son OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, Brenton Septuagint Translation And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Song for Saul and Jonathan17Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, 18and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:… Cross References 2 Samuel 3:33-34 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool? / Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more. 2 Chronicles 35:25 Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. Lamentations 2:10 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. Jeremiah 9:17-20 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. / Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. / For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” ... Ezekiel 19:1 “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel Amos 5:16-17 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... John 11:35 Jesus wept. Acts 8:2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 1 Corinthians 12:26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Philippians 2:27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. Revelation 18:9-11 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— Treasury of Scripture And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: lamented 2 Samuel 1:19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Genesis 50:11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan. 2 Chronicles 35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. Jump to Previous Chanted David Grief Jonathan Lamented Lamenteth Saul SongJump to Next Chanted David Grief Jonathan Lamented Lamenteth Saul Song2 Samuel 1 1. The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain17. David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song Then David The phrase "Then David" marks a significant transition in the narrative. David, the anointed king-in-waiting, steps into a new role as a mourner. The Hebrew root for David, "דָּוִד" (Dawid), means "beloved." This highlights David's deep emotional capacity and his ability to love even those who opposed him, such as Saul. David's actions here set a precedent for godly leadership, demonstrating compassion and respect for God's anointed. took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Davidדָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse took up וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן (way·qō·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6969: To strike a, musical note, chant, wail this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, lament הַקִּינָ֖ה (haq·qî·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7015: An elegy, dirge for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Saul שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and his son בְּנֽוֹ׃ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Jonathan, יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites Links 2 Samuel 1:17 NIV2 Samuel 1:17 NLT 2 Samuel 1:17 ESV 2 Samuel 1:17 NASB 2 Samuel 1:17 KJV 2 Samuel 1:17 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 1:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 1:17 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 1:17 French Bible 2 Samuel 1:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 1:17 David lamented with this lamentation over Saul (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |