KJV King James Version
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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2 Samuel 1:24
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
WEB World English Bible
You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet delicately, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
ASV American Standard Version
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Daughters of Israel! for Saul weep ye, Who is clothing you in scarlet with delights. Who is lifting up ornaments of gold on your clothing.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 1
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.
22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
23 Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, [thou wast] slain in thine high places.
26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בְּנוֹת֙H1323 · batdaughterיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulבְּכֶ֑ינָהH1058 · ba.khahto weepהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םH3847 · la.vashto clotheשָׁנִי֙H8144 · sha.niscarletעִם־H5973 · imwithעֲדָנִ֔יםH5730 · e.dendelicacyהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעֲדִ֣יH5716 · a.diornamentזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldעַ֖לH5921 · aluponלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃H3830 · le.vushclothing
Cross-references
Judges 5:30Have they not sped? have they [not] divided the prey; to every man a damsel [or] two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, [meet] for the necks of [them that take] the spoil?1 Peter 3:3-5Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;1 Timothy 2:9-10In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;Jeremiah 2:32Can a maid forget her ornaments, [or] a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.Isaiah 3:16-26Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:Proverbs 31:21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.Psalm 68:12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
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