2 Samuel 1:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!'

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  • 2 Sam 1:25 : 25 How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!
  • 2 Sam 1:19 : 19 `The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places `is' wounded; How have the mighty fallen!
  • 2 Kgs 2:12 : 12 And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, `My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen;' and he hath not seen him again; and he taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them into two pieces.
  • 2 Kgs 13:14 : 14 And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, `My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.'
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 Causing wars to cease, Unto the end of the earth, the bow he shivereth, And the spear He hath cut asunder, Chariots he doth burn with fire.
  • Ezek 39:9-9 : 9 And gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled `a fire', With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them seven years, 10 And they do not take wood out of the field, Nor do they hew out of the forests, For with armour they cause the fire to burn, And they have spoiled their spoilers, And they have plundered their plunderers, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

    19`The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places `is' wounded; How have the mighty fallen!

    20Declare `it' not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice -- The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they exult -- The daughters of the Uncircumcised!

    21Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul -- without the anointed with oil.

    22From the blood of the wounded, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath not turned backward; And the sword of Saul doth not return empty.

    23Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier!

    24Daughters of Israel! for Saul weep ye, Who is clothing you `in' scarlet with delights. Who is lifting up ornaments of gold on your clothing.

    25How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!

    26I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!

  • 2 Sam 1:4-6
    3 verses
    78%

    4And David saith unto him, `What hath been the matter? declare, I pray thee, to me.' And he saith, that `The people hath fled from the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen of the people, and they die; and also Saul and Jonathan his son have died.'

    5And David saith unto the youth who is declaring `it' to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son `are' dead?'

    6And the youth who is declaring `it' to him saith, I happened to meet in mount Gilboa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear; and lo, the chariots and those possessing horses have followed him;

  • 2 Sam 1:9-12
    4 verses
    77%

    9`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul `is' still in me.

    10And I stand over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he doth not live after his falling, and I take the crown which `is' on his head, and the bracelet which `is' on his arm, and bring them in unto my lord hither.'

    11And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who `are' with him,

    12and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    76%

    17And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    75%

    22And it hath been, in the day of battle, that there hath not been found sword and spear in the hand of any of the people who `are' with Saul and with Jonathan -- and there is found to Saul and to Jonathan his son.

  • Isa 3:25
    73%

    25For instead of glory, thy men by sword do fall, And thy might in battle.

  • 2 Sam 3:38
    73%

    38And the king saith unto his servants, `Do ye not know that a prince and a great one hath fallen this day in Israel?

  • 1 Chr 10:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come -- and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;

    5and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul `is' dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;

  • 1 Sam 14:13
    73%

    13And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-6
    6 verses
    72%

    1And the Philistines are fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

    2and the Philistines follow Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul.

    3And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;

    4and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come -- these uncircumcised -- and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.

    5And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul `is' dead, and he falleth -- he also -- on his sword, and dieth with him;

    6and Saul dieth, and three of his sons, and the bearer of his weapons, also all his men, on that day together.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
    72%

    8And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and find Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa,

  • 1 Sam 2:4
    72%

    4Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

  • 1 Sam 31:8
    72%

    8And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,

  • 1 Chr 10:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

    2and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 22:39
    71%

    39And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

  • 2 Sam 3:34
    71%

    34Thy hands not bound, And thy feet to fetters not brought nigh! As one falling before sons of evil -- Thou hast fallen!' and all the people add to weep over him.

  • Ps 76:3
    70%

    3There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    70%

    15And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, `Draw nigh -- fall upon him;' and he smiteth him, and he dieth;

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

    16And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

    17And Saul saith to the people who `are' with him, `Inspect, I pray you, and see; who hath gone from us?' and they inspect, and lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not.

  • 1 Sam 14:20
    70%

    20And Saul is called, and all the people who `are' with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour -- a very great destruction.

  • Ps 18:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

    38I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

    39And Thou girdest me `with' strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.

  • Job 17:11
    69%

    11My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

  • Ezek 32:20
    69%

    20In the midst of the pierced of the sword they fall, `To' the sword she hath been given, They drew her out, and all her multitude.

  • Isa 21:15
    69%

    15For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.

  • 2 Chr 29:9
    69%

    9And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives `are' in captivity for this.

  • 2 Sam 22:35
    69%

    35Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

  • Prov 7:26
    69%

    26For many `are' the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty `are' all her slain ones.

  • Judg 5:27
    69%

    27Between her feet he bowed -- He fell, he lay down; Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell -- destroyed.

  • Ps 76:5
    69%

    5Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.