2 Samuel 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.”
2 Samuel 1:21 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. ”
2 Samuel 1:21 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Mountains 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.”
2 Samuel 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not anointed with oil. ”
2 Samuel 1:21 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye mountaines of Gilboa, vpon you be neither dewe nor raine, nor be there fieldes of offrings: for there the shielde of the mightie is cast downe, the shielde of Saul, as though he had not bene anointed with oyle.”
2 Samuel 1:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 1:21 in Context — 2 Samuel 1
19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
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.
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.
What Does 2 Samuel 1:21 Mean?
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