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David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan

2 Samuel 1:27

In 10 translations

BSB
How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”
KJV
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
WEB
How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”
ASV
How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!
LSV
How the mighty have fallen, || Indeed, the weapons of war perish!”
YLT
How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!'
DBY
How are the mighty fallen, and the instruments of war perished!
DRC
How are the valiant fallen, and the weapons of war perished?
JPS
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
LXXE
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אֵ֚יךְ נָפְל֣וּ גִבּוֹרִ֔ים וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ כְּלֵ֥י מִלְחָמָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Πῶς ἔπεσαν δυνατοὶ, καὶ ἀπώλοντο σκεύη πολεμικά;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 1:25How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
  • 2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
  • Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
  • Ezekiel 39:9–10Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel. They…
  • 2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
  • 2 Kings 13:14When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

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