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2 Samuel 1:18
2 Samuel 1:18 is verse 18 of 2 Samuel chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
Or be taught the use of the bow; literally be taught the bow
Or the Book of the Upright One, commonly cited as Jasher; note that the Song of the Bow that follows is not found in known manuscripts attributed to Jasher.
King James Version
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
World English Bible
(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
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2 Samuel 1:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
17 Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
18 and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
19 “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
20 Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Deuteronomy 4:10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
Joshua 10:13So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”