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.)
2 Samuel 1:18 in other translations
| BSB | and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar: |
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| WEB | (and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar): |
| ASV | (and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar): |
| YLT | and he saith to teach the sons of Judah ‘The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: -- |
| DARBY | and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: — |
| BBE | (It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said: |
| Webster | (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) |
What does 2 Samuel 1:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:17-18
17-18. David lamented with this lamentation--It has always been customary for Eastern people, on the death of great kings and warriors, to celebrate their qualities and deeds in funeral songs. This inimitable pathetic elegy is supposed by many writers to have become a national war song, and to have been taught to the young Israelites under the name of "The Bow," in conformity with the practice of Hebrew and many…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:17-27
Kasheth, or "the bow," probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not; and says nothing of his piety or goodness. Jonathan was a dutiful son, Saul an affectionate father, therefore dear to each other. David had reason to say, that Jonathan's love to him was wonderful. Next to the love between Christ and his people, that affection which springs form it, produces…
2 Samuel 1:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:18
- Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
- Genesis 49:8
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
- Deuteronomy 4:10
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 49:8; De 4:10
bow.{Kasheth,} or the bow, was probably the title of the following threnody; so called, in the oriental style, because Saul's death was occasioned by that weapon, and because the bow of Jonathan, out of which "the arrow was shot beyond the lad," (1 Sa 20:36,) is celebrated in this song.
the book.
Jos 10:13
Jasher. or, the upright.So LXX. [ ;] Targum, {siphra deooritha,} "the book of the law;" the Arabic, "the book of Ashee: this is the book of Samuel." This book was probably a collection of divine odes, written to commemorate remarkable events.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
- 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.)
- 2 Samuel 1:19
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
2 Samuel 1:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | (Dijo también que enseñasen al arco á los hijos de Judá. He aquí que está escrito en el libro del derecho:) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il dit d’enseigner aux fils de Juda le chant de l’Arc; voici, il est écrit au livre de Jashar: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er befahl, daß man die Kinder Juda das Lied von dem Bogen lehre siehe, es ist geschrieben im Buche Jaschar: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | (et præcepit ut docerent filios Juda arcum, sicut scriptum est in libro justorum), et ait: Considera, Israël, pro his qui mortui sunt, super excelsa tua vulnerati. |