17 ¶ Then David mourned with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son,

18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah to [a]shoot, as it is written in the book of (A)[b]Jasher.)

19 O noble Israel, [c]he is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty overthrown!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:18 That they might be able to match their enemies the Philistines in that art.
  2. 2 Samuel 1:18 Or, righteous.
  3. 2 Samuel 1:19 Meaning, Saul.

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