2 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 1:18
“(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 1:18 Context
15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. 17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: 18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21Ye 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.
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(Also hee bade them teach the children of Iudah the vse of the bow: behold, it is written in the booke of Iasher.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and he told {them} to teach the sons of Judah {the song of} the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah `the song of' the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
- American Standard Version (1901)
(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:
- Basic English Bible
and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: --
- Darby Bible
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
- Webster's Bible
(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
- World English Bible
and he saith to teach the sons of Judah `The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
- Youngs Literal Bible
and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jashar:
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and he told {them} to teach the sons of Judah {the song of} the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah `the song of' the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
- American Standard Version (1901)
(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:
- Basic English Bible
and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: --
- Darby Bible
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
- Webster's Bible
(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
- World English Bible
and he saith to teach the sons of Judah `The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
- Youngs Literal Bible
and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jashar:
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 1:18
1:18 Judah - These he more particularly teacheth, because they were the chief, and now the royal tribe, and likely to be the great bulwark to all Israel against the Philistines, upon whose land they bordered; and withal, to be the most true to him, and to his interest. The bow - That is, of their arms, expressed, under the name of the bow, which then was one of the chief weapons; and for the dextrous use whereof Jonathan is commended in the following song: which may be one reason, why he now gives forth this order, that so they might strive to imitate Jonathan in military skill, and to excel in it, as he did. Jasher - It is more largely and particularly described in the book of Jasher.