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18 and he commanded, that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow, that is, the craft of shooting, as it is written in the Book of Just Men. (and he commanded, that they should teach the sons of Judah the use of the bow, that is, the craft of shooting arrows, as it is written in the Book of Jasher.)

19 And (so) David said, Israel, behold thou, for these that be dead, be wounded on thine high places; the noble men of Israel be slain upon thine hills. How have fallen [the] strong men? (How the strong have fallen!)

20 do not ye tell this in Gath, neither tell ye (it) in the way-lots of Askelon; lest peradventure the daughters of Philistines be glad, lest the daughters of uncircumcised men joy.

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18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):(A)

19 “A gazelle[a] lies slain on your heights, Israel.
    How the mighty(B) have fallen!(C)

20 “Tell it not in Gath,(D)
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,(E)
lest the daughters of the Philistines(F) be glad,
    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolizes a human dignitary.