2 Samuel 1:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙
(vai·yis·pe·du)
5594: to wail, lamenta prim. root
and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּ
(vai·yiv·ku,)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
and fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּ
(vai·ya·tzu·mu)
6684: to abstain from food, fasta prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
eveningהָעָ֑רֶב
(ha·'a·rev;)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
for Saulשָׁא֞וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
and his sonבְּנֹ֗ו
(be·nov)
1121: sona prim. root
Jonathanיְהֹונָתָ֣ן
(ye·ho·v·na·tan)
3083: "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and nathan
and for the peopleעַ֤ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
of the LORD 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and the houseבֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they had fallenנָפְל֖וּ
(na·fe·lu)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
by the sword.בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
(be·cha·rev.)
2719: a swordfrom charab


















KJV Lexicon
And they mourned
caphad  (saw-fad')
to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail -- lament, mourn(-er), wail.
and wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
and fasted
tsuwm  (tsoom)
to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast -- at all, fast.
until even
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
for Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
and for Jonathan
Yhownathan  (yeh-ho-naw-thawn')
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites -- Jonathan.
his son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and for the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and for the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
because they were fallen
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
by the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

King James Bible
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening for those who died by the sword--for Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD's people, and the house of Israel.

International Standard Version
They mourned and wept, and then decided to fast until dusk for Saul, for his son Jonathan, for the army of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen in battle.

NET Bible
They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD's people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They mourned, cried, and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD's army, and the nation of Israel had been defeated in battle.

King James 2000 Bible
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
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