The Old Testament
| Book | Chapter | Verse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| II 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.) | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (19) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (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. | |
| II 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. | |
| II 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. | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (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. | |
| II 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. | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (25) How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (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. | |
| II Samuel | 1 | (27) How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (1) AND IT came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (2) So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (3) And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (4) And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (5) And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (6) And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (7) Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (8) But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (9) And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. | |
| II Samuel | 2 | (10) Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. | |