2 Samuel 1:27
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
2 Samuel 1:27 in other translations
| BSB | How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!” |
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| 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! |
| YLT | How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!' |
| DARBY | How are the mighty fallen, and the instruments of war perished! |
| BBE | How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken! |
| Webster | How have the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! |
What does 2 Samuel 1:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:24-27
24-27. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, &c.--The fondness for dress, which anciently distinguished Oriental women, is their characteristic still. It appears in their love of bright, gay, and divers colors, in profuse display of ornaments, and in various other forms. The inmost depths of the poet's feeling are stirred, and his amiable disposition appears in the…
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 1:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:27
- 2 Samuel 1:25
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
- 2 Samuel 1:19
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
- Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
- Ezekiel 39:9-10
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.
- 2 Kings 2:12
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
- 2 Kings 13:14
Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
- 2 Samuel 1:27
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
2 Samuel 1:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¡Cómo han caído los valientes, y perecieron las armas de guerra! |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Comment sont tombés les hommes forts, et ont péris les instruments de guerre! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie sind die Helden gefallen, und umgekommen die Rüstzeuge des Streites! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quomodo ceciderunt robusti, et perierunt arma bellica? |