KJV 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.)
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2 Samuel 1:18
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
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BSB 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:
WEB 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):
ASV American Standard Version
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith to teach the sons of Judah ‘The Bow;’ lo, it is written on the book of the Upright:—
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 1
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, [and] fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
16 And David said unto him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S anointed.
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
20 Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil.
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Joshua 10:13And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.Genesis 49:8Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Deuteronomy 4:10[Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.
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