2 Samuel 1:27

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How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed!

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 1:25 : 25 How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!
  • 2 Sam 1:19 : 19 The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
  • 2 Kgs 2:12 : 12 While Elisha was watching, he was crying out,“My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.
  • 2 Kgs 13:14 : 14 Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy Now Elisha had a terminal illness. King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. He wept before him and said,“My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!”
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
  • Ezek 39:9-9 : 9 “‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling– the shields, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears– they will burn them for seven years. 10 They will not need to take wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 1:19-26
    8 verses
    89%

    19The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

    20Don’t report it in Gath, don’t spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate!

    21O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil.

    22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

    23Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

    24O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

    25How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

    26I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-6
    3 verses
    78%

    4David inquired,“How were things going? Tell me!” He replied,“The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”

    5David said to the young man who was telling him this,“How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

    6The young man who was telling him this said,“I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.

  • 2 Sam 1:9-12
    4 verses
    77%

    9He said to me,‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’

    10So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn’t live in such a condition. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord.”

    11David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

    12They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    76%

    17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    75%

    22So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

  • Isa 3:25
    73%

    25Your men will fall by the sword, your strong men will die in battle.

  • 2 Sam 3:38
    73%

    38Then the king said to his servants,“Do you not realize that a great leader has fallen this day in Israel?

  • 1 Chr 10:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4Saul told his armor bearer,“Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

    5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

  • 1 Sam 14:13
    73%

    13Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-6
    6 verses
    72%

    1The Death of Saul Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

    2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

    3Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.

    4Saul said to his armor bearer,“Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

    5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

    6So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
    72%

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
    72%

    4The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.

  • 1 Sam 31:8
    72%

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Chr 10:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Saul’s Death Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

    2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

  • 2 Sam 22:39
    71%

    39I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet.

  • 2 Sam 3:34
    71%

    34Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals.”All the people wept over him again.

  • Ps 76:3
    70%

    3There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war.(Selah)

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    70%

    15Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

  • 1 Sam 14:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin looked on as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another.

    17So Saul said to the army that was with him,“Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

  • 1 Sam 14:20
    70%

    20Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.

  • Ps 18:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

    39You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

  • Job 17:11
    69%

    11My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.

  • Ezek 32:20
    69%

    20They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; they carry her and all her hordes away.

  • Isa 21:15
    69%

    15For they flee from the swords– from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

  • 2 Chr 29:9
    69%

    9Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.

  • 2 Sam 22:35
    69%

    35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

  • Prov 7:26
    69%

    26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

  • Judg 5:27
    69%

    27Between her feet he collapsed, he fell limp and was lifeless; between her feet he collapsed and fell, in the spot where he collapsed, there he fell– violently killed!

  • Ps 76:5
    69%

    5The bravehearted were plundered; they“fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless.