2 Samuel 1:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹ Israel, your famous hero
    lies dead on the hills,
and your mighty warriors
    have fallen!
²⁰ Don't tell it in Gath
or spread the news
    on the streets of Ashkelon.
The godless Philistine women
will be happy
    and jump for joy.
²¹ Don't let dew or rain fall
    on the hills of Gilboa.
Don't let its fields
    grow offerings for God.^[a]
There the warriors' shields
    were smeared with mud,
and Saul's own shield
    was left unpolished.^[b]