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How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills! Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your beauty, Israel, is slaughtered on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your glory <i>and</i> splendor, O Israel, is slain upon your high places! How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The splendor of Israel lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The splendor of Israel lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, your famous hero lies dead on the hills, and your mighty warriors have fallen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! how are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. See how the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"On the hills of Israel our leaders are dead! The bravest of our soldiers have fallen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Your beauty, Israel, lies slain on your high places! O, how the valiant have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Your glory, Israel, is slain on your high places. How the mighty have fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“The beauty of Israel "" [Is] wounded on your high places; How the mighty have fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places is wounded; How have the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The beauty of Israel was wounded upon thy heights: how have the powerful fallen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains. How could the valiant have fallen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Alas! the glory of Israel, slain upon your heights! How can the warriors have fallen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places! How the mighty have fallen!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Israel was swift like a gazelle, and is slain upon her proud hills! How are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Israel the deer on your high places is slain! How the mighty ones have fallen!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Set up a pillar, O Israel, for the slain that died upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/1-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=165" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/1.htm">David's Song for Saul and Jonathan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar: <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6643.htm" title="6643: haṣ·ṣə·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- Splendor, a gazelle. From tsabah in the sense of prominence; splendor; also a gazelle.">“Your glory,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">O Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥā·lāl (N-ms) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">lies slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bā·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">your heights.</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: ḡib·bō·w·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">have fallen!</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Tell 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-6</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">1 Chronicles 10:1-6</a></span><br />Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. / The Philistines followed hard after 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Ezekiel 26:17</a></span><br />Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14-16</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. / The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. / Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Psalm 78:64</a></span><br />His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24-27</a></span><br />Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. / He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds. / She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places: how are the mighty fallen!</p><p class="hdg">beauty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a></b></br> Saul and Jonathan <i>were</i> lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7,8</a></b></br> For what nation <i>is there so</i> great, who <i>hath</i> God <i>so</i> nigh unto them, as the LORD our God <i>is</i> in all <i>things that</i> we call upon him <i>for</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.</p><p class="hdg">how are</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">2 Samuel 1:25,27</a></b></br> How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, <i>thou wast</i> slain in thine high places… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-16.htm">Lamentations 5:16</a></b></br> The crown is fallen <i>from</i> our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/judges/5-18.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-31.htm">Places</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-22.htm">Roebuck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-22.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Places</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Roebuck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-22.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-22.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your glory, O Israel,</b><br>This phrase refers to Saul and Jonathan, who were considered the pride and strength of Israel. Saul, as the first king, represented the nation's leadership and military prowess. Jonathan, known for his bravery and loyalty, was also a symbol of Israel's valor. The term "glory" signifies the honor and splendor that these leaders brought to the nation. In a broader biblical context, "glory" often denotes God's presence and favor, suggesting that the loss of these leaders was a significant blow to Israel's standing and divine favor.<p><b>lies slain on your heights.</b><br>The "heights" refer to Mount Gilboa, where Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle against the Philistines. This geographical location is significant as it was a strategic military site. The defeat on these heights symbolizes a national tragedy and a moment of vulnerability for Israel. Archaeological evidence supports the historical reality of battles in this region, underscoring the text's historical accuracy. The imagery of being "slain on your heights" evokes a sense of lament and loss, as these elevated places were often associated with strength and victory.<p><b>How the mighty have fallen!</b><br>This lamentation highlights the tragic downfall of Israel's leaders. The phrase is repeated throughout the chapter, emphasizing the gravity of the loss. It reflects a common biblical theme where human strength and power are ultimately fragile and transient. This sentiment is echoed in other scriptures, such as in the fall of Babylon (<a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a>) and the lament over Tyre (<a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Ezekiel 26:17</a>). Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the limitations of human might compared to God's eternal power. In a typological sense, it foreshadows the ultimate victory of Jesus Christ, who, though crucified, overcame death and rose in triumph, contrasting the temporary fall of earthly leaders.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this lament, David was the anointed king of Israel who deeply mourned the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, despite Saul's pursuit of him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, whose death in battle is lamented by David. Saul's reign was marked by initial success but later marred by disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm">Jonathan</a></b><br>Saul's son and David's close friend, known for his loyalty and bravery. His death alongside his father is a significant loss for David.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, who are experiencing a time of mourning and transition with the death of their king.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_gilboa.htm">Mount Gilboa</a></b><br>The location where Saul and Jonathan fell in battle against the Philistines, symbolizing a place of national tragedy for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_leadership.htm">The Weight of Leadership</a></b><br>The fall of a leader impacts the entire nation. Saul's death is not just a personal loss but a national tragedy, reminding us of the responsibility leaders carry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_grief.htm">The Complexity of Grief</a></b><br>David's lament shows that grief can be complex, involving both personal and communal dimensions. We can mourn the loss of someone despite their flaws.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_frailty.htm">The Reality of Human Frailty</a></b><br>"How the mighty have fallen" serves as a reminder of human frailty and the transient nature of earthly power and glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_friendship.htm">The Importance of Godly Friendship</a></b><br>David's relationship with Jonathan highlights the value of godly friendships that encourage and support us in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_tragedy.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Tragedy</a></b><br>Even in the midst of national and personal tragedy, God's sovereign plan is at work, calling us to trust in His ultimate purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'how_the_mighty_have_fallen'.htm">What does "How the mighty have fallen" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_this_mindset_present_in_you.htm">What does 'How the mighty have fallen' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_mighty_men_of_david.htm">Who were the mighty men of David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_sam_10_18_and_1_chr_19_18.htm">How do we reconcile the discrepant figures between 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18 regarding the number of charioteers and horsemen defeated by David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">The beauty of Israel,</span> in the sense of the glory or ornament of Israel, referring to Saul and Jonathan. The rendering of the Syriac and some commentators, "the gazelle," as a poetic name for Jonathan, is uncalled for, both because the words are spoken of Saul and Jonathan together, and because there is no evidence elsewhere that Jonathan was so called, nor is there any allusion to him under this figure in the song.<p><span class= "bld">Upon thy high places.</span>--Comp. <a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm" title="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.">2Samuel 1:21</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm" title="How are the mighty fallen in the middle of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your high places.">2Samuel 1:25</a>. This line may be considered as the superscription of the whole song.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The beauty of Israel.</span> The word <span class="accented">zebi</span> means both "beauty" and also "the gazelle." Ewald takes it in the second sense, and explains it of Jonathan. "everywhere the first in courage, in activity, and speed; slender also and of well-made figure, and whose personal beauty and swiftness of foot in attack or retreat gained for him among the troops the name of 'the gazelle.' The Syriac Version also translates 'gazelle,'" but Ephrem says that the whole Israelite nation is meant, the flower of whoso manhood lay slaughtered on Mount Gilboa. Which signification we take must really depend upon the meaning we attach to the words, "thy high place;" and these in the Authorized Version have nothing to refer to, and so become unmeaning. The Revised Version follows the Vulgate in taking Israel as a vocative, sad renders, "Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places." The sense would thus be that given by Ephrem, Israel's glory being its "mighty" men or heroes, its warriors slain upon Mount Gilboa with their king. But ver. 25 makes it plain that the "high places" are Jonathan's, and not those of the nation; and the more correct rendering is "O beauty [or, 'gazelle'] of Israel, slain upon thy high places! how are the heroes fallen!" Thus Jonathan is certainly meant, and the heroes are the young, prince and his father; and as the hunted antelope is said to return to its lair in the mountains, and there await its death, "gazelle" is probably the right rendering. In a dirge in honour of Saul and Jonathan we may be pretty sure that Jonathan would be referred to in its opening words, and the camp name of his friend would bring back to David's mind many a brave feat wrought together, and many a pleasant hour of companionship in past years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/1-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Your glory,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצְּבִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6643.htm">Strong's 6643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Splendor, a gazelle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies slain</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heights.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">גִבּוֹרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡib·bō·w·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen!</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/1-19.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 1:19 Your glory Israel is slain on your (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>