KJV King James Version
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, [thou wast] slain in thine high places.
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2 Samuel 1:25
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, [thou wast] slain in thine high places.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
WEB World English Bible
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places.
ASV American Standard Version
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 1
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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2 Samuel 1:19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!2 Samuel 1:27How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!1 Samuel 14:13-15And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.Judges 5:18Zebulun and Naphtali [were] a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
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