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19 “The glory of Israel is on your high places; how the mighty have fallen!
20 Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,
    lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you
    or on the fields of grain for offerings,
    for there the small shield of the mighty was defiled,
    the small shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

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

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

21 “Mountains of Gilboa,(G)
    may you have neither dew(H) nor rain,(I)
    may no showers fall on your terraced fields.[b](J)
For there the shield of the mighty was despised,
    the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolizes a human dignitary.
  2. 2 Samuel 1:21 Or / nor fields that yield grain for offerings