Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, may no showers fall on your terraced fields. For there the shield of the mighty was despised, the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil. New Living Translation O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled; the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil. English Standard Version “You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Berean Standard Bible O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. King James Bible Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. New King James Version “O mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Nor fields of offerings. For the shield of the mighty is cast away there! The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. New American Standard Bible “Mountains of Gilboa, 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 anointed with oil. NASB 1995 “O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. NASB 1977 “O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Legacy Standard Bible O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Amplified Bible “O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be upon you, nor fields with offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, [dry, cracked] not anointed with oil. Christian Standard Bible Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, or fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was defiled — the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. Holman Christian Standard Bible Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, or fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was defiled— the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. American Standard Version Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Contemporary English Version Don't let dew or rain fall on the hills of Gilboa. Don't let its fields grow offerings for God. There the warriors' shields were smeared with mud, and Saul's own shield was left unpolished. English Revised Version Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. GOD'S WORD® Translation You mountains in Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you or on your slopes, because warriors' shields were tarnished there. Saul's shield was never rubbed with olive oil. Good News Translation "May no rain or dew fall on Gilboa's hills; may its fields be always barren! For the shields of the brave lie there in disgrace; the shield of Saul is no longer polished with oil. International Standard Version Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain fall on you, and may none of your fields be filled with plenty, because in that place the shield of the valiant ones was defiled, the shield of Saul without an anointing with oil. Majority Standard Bible O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. NET Bible O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil. New Heart English Bible You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain on you, nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty was dishonored. The shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. Webster's Bible Translation Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. World English Bible You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, "" And fields of raised-offerings! For there has become loathsome "" The shield of the mighty, "" The shield of Saul—without the anointed with oil. Young's Literal Translation Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul -- without the anointed with oil. Smith's Literal Translation Mountains of Gilboa, no dew and no rain upon you, and fields of offerings: for there the shield of the powerful was cast away--the shield of Saul as not anointed with oil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYe mountains of Gelboe, let neither dew, nor rain come upon you, neither be they fields of firstfruits: for there was cast away the shield of the valiant, the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil. Catholic Public Domain Version O mountains of Gilboa, let neither dew, nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits. For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away, the shield of Saul, as if he had not been anointed with oil. New American Bible O mountains of Gilboa, upon you be neither dew nor rain, nor surging from the deeps! Defiled there the warriors’ shields, the shield of Saul—no longer anointed with oil! New Revised Standard Version You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor bounteous fields! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, anointed with oil no more. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleO you mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor upon the choicest fields; for there the shield of the mighty was broken, the shield of Saul, who was anointed with oil. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Mountains of Gelbua, there will be neither dew nor rain on you and the fields that are choice, for there was broken the shield of the mighty ones, the shield of Shaul who was anointed with oil! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Neither fields of choice fruits; For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye mountains of Gelbue, let not dew no rain descend upon you, nor fields of first-fruits be upon you, for there the shield of the mighty ones has been grievously assailed; the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Song for Saul and Jonathan…20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult. 21O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. 22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 10:8-10 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. / They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. / They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. Judges 5:23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’ 1 Samuel 31:1-4 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. / The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. / When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. ... 1 Samuel 31:8-10 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. / They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people. / They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. Isaiah 34:5-7 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. Ezekiel 32:27 They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living. Jeremiah 46:10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. Psalm 89:39-45 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. / You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. / All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors. ... Lamentations 2:1-2 How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger. / Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. Hosea 13:10-11 Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. Amos 1:2 He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.” Revelation 6:12-14 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Matthew 27:45-46 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. / About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Luke 23:44-46 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. / The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. / Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last. Acts 13:22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ Treasury of Scripture You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, on you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. mountains 1 Samuel 31:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 1 Chronicles 10:1,8 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa… no dew Judges 5:23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. Job 3:3-10 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived… Isaiah 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. offerings Joel 1:9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn. Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? not. 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? Isaiah 21:5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. Jump to Previous Anointed Cast Choice Deep Defiled Dew Fields Fruits Gilboa Gilbo'a Grain Longer Mighty Mountains Offerings Oil Rain Saul Shield Vilely YieldJump to Next Anointed Cast Choice Deep Defiled Dew Fields Fruits Gilboa Gilbo'a Grain Longer Mighty Mountains Offerings Oil Rain Saul Shield Vilely Yield2 Samuel 1 1. The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain17. David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song O mountains of Gilboa The "mountains of Gilboa" are a significant geographical location in Israel, known for the tragic battle where King Saul and his sons fell. The Hebrew root for "Gilboa" suggests a place of bubbling springs, yet here it is cursed to be barren. This reflects the deep sorrow and lamentation over the loss of Israel's first king and the defeat of God's chosen people. The mountains, once a place of life, are now a symbol of desolation and mourning. may you have neither dew nor rain nor fields of offerings For there the shield of the mighty was defiled the shield of Saul no longer anointed with oil Vilely cast away.--Another sense of this word is defiled. The ancient versions, as well as modern commentators, adopt some one, and some the other meaning, either of which is appropriate. As though he had not been anointed.--This translation follows the Vulg., and makes a good sense = as though Saul had not been a king; but it is more than doubtful if the original can bear this construction. There is no pronoun in the Hebrew, and the word "anointed" refers to the shield, "the shield of Saul not anointed with oil." It was customary to oil metal shields, as well as those of wood and leather, for their preservation, and the idea here is that Saul's shield was thrown away uncared for. Verse 21. - Fields of offerings; Hebrew, fields of terumoth. The terumoth were heave offerings (Leviticus 7:14, 32), and the Vulgate, regarding these as thank offerings, translates, "Fields of firstfruits." The sense would thus be, "Fields of corn such as was used for heave offerings." Still, this gives us no suitable meaning; for Gilboa was not a place fit for the growth of corn; and Theodoret, in his version, has preserved a different reading, which is probably right, namely, "Ye fields and mountains of death." The shield...is vilely east away. This rendering contains a classical idea derived from the Greeks and Romans, among whom it was a disgrace for a soldier to return without his shield. But this imputes personal cowardice to Saul - a reproach which is entirely undeserved; for he did not east away his shield, but remained steadfast unto death. The right translation is, "For there the shield of heroes, yea, the shield of Saul, was defiled," stained, that is, with blood. We have no proof whatsoever that the Israelites had the same notion as the Greeks, and if they had, David would certainly not have put such a stigma upon the fallen king. [As though he had] not [been] anointed with oil. By rejecting the inserted words, we get the original, with all its simplicity, but with all its difficulty."There the shield of the heroes was defiled: Hebrew O mountainsהָרֵ֣י (hā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Gilboa, בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ (ḇag·gil·bō·a‘) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1533: Gilboa -- a mountain in Northern Israel may you have עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against no אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not dew טַ֧ל (ṭal) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew or rain, מָטָ֛ר (mā·ṭār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4306: Rain no fields וּשְׂדֵ֣י (ū·śə·ḏê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7704: Field, land [yielding] offerings [of grain]. תְרוּמֹ֑ת (ṯə·rū·mōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses) For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction there שָׁ֤ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither the shield מָגֵ֣ן (mā·ḡên) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile of the mighty גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים (gib·bō·w·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant was defiled, נִגְעַל֙ (niḡ·‘al) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1602: To detest, to reject the shield מָגֵ֣ן (mā·ḡên) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile of Saul, שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites no longer בְּלִ֖י (bə·lî) Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as anointed מָשִׁ֥יחַ (mā·šî·aḥ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah with oil. בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ (baš·šā·men) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness Links 2 Samuel 1:21 NIV2 Samuel 1:21 NLT 2 Samuel 1:21 ESV 2 Samuel 1:21 NASB 2 Samuel 1:21 KJV 2 Samuel 1:21 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 1:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 1:21 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 1:21 French Bible 2 Samuel 1:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 1:21 You mountains of Gilboa let there be (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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