King James Version
2 Samuel 1:25 in the King James Version says “How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.”
2 Samuel 1:25 · KJV
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. pleasant: or, sweet
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
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.
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
KJV Study — Public Domain
“fallen”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“of the battle”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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