Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. New Living Translation Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies dead on the hills. English Standard Version “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! “Jonathan lies slain on your high places. Berean Standard Bible How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. King James Bible How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. New King James Version “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan was slain in your high places. New American Standard Bible “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slaughtered on your high places. NASB 1995 “How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. NASB 1977 “How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. Legacy Standard Bible How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. Amplified Bible “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain upon your high places. Christian Standard Bible How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. Holman Christian Standard Bible How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. American Standard Version How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places. Contemporary English Version Our warriors have fallen in the heat of battle, and Jonathan lies dead on the hills of Gilboa. English Revised Version How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places. GOD'S WORD® Translation See how the mighty have fallen in battle! On your hills Jonathan was killed! Good News Translation "The brave soldiers have fallen, they were killed in battle. Jonathan lies dead in the hills. International Standard Version How have the valiant fallen in the tumult of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places. Majority Standard Bible How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. NET Bible How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places! New Heart English Bible How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle. Jonathan is slain on your high places. Webster's Bible Translation How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan thou wast slain in thy high places. World English Bible How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle! Jonathan was slain on your high places. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHow the mighty have fallen "" In the midst of the battle! Jonathan [was] wounded on your high places! Young's Literal Translation How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded! Smith's Literal Translation How have the powerful fallen in the midst of the battle Jonathan wounded upon the heights! Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHow are the valiant fallen in battle? Jonathan slain in the high places? Catholic Public Domain Version How could the valiant have fallen in battle? How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights? New American Bible How can the warriors have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan—slain upon your heights! New Revised Standard Version How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain upon your high places. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, upon her high places are many slain. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated How the mighty ones have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan, on your high places they are slain! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain! Brenton Septuagint Translation How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, even the slain ones upon thy high places! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Song for Saul and Jonathan…24O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold. 25How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. 26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.… Cross References 1 Samuel 31:1-6 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. / The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. / When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. ... 1 Chronicles 10:1-6 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. / The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. / When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him. ... Judges 5:18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield. 2 Samuel 1:19 “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! 2 Samuel 1:27 How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!” 2 Samuel 2:21 So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him. 2 Samuel 3:33-34 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool? / Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more. 2 Samuel 18:33 The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” 1 Kings 22:34-35 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” / The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died. Isaiah 34:7 And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. Jeremiah 46:15 Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down. Lamentations 5:16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! Ezekiel 21:25 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Treasury of Scripture How are the mighty fallen in the middle of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your high places. How 2 Samuel 2:19,27 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner… Lamentations 5:16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! thou was Judges 5:18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 1 Samuel 14:13-15 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him… Jump to Previous Battle Dead Fallen Fight Great Heights High Jonathan Lies Midst Mighty Ones Places Slain Wast WoundedJump to Next Battle Dead Fallen Fight Great Heights High Jonathan Lies Midst Mighty Ones Places Slain Wast Wounded2 Samuel 1 1. The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain17. David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song How the mighty have fallen This phrase is a poignant lamentation, expressing deep sorrow and shock at the loss of great warriors. The Hebrew word for "mighty" is "gibborim," which refers to valiant men of strength and courage. In the context of ancient Israel, these were not just physical attributes but also spiritual and moral qualities. The repetition of this phrase in David's lament underscores the gravity of the loss and the reversal of fortune. Historically, this reflects the tragic reality of war, where even the strongest and most noble can be brought low, reminding us of the fleeting nature of human strength and the ultimate sovereignty of God. in the thick of battle Jonathan lies slain on your heights Hebrew Howאֵ֚יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where the mighty גִבֹּרִ֔ים (ḡib·bō·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant have fallen נָפְל֣וּ (nā·p̄ə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie in the thick בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre of battle! הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Jonathan יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites lies slain חָלָֽל׃ (ḥā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your heights. בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ (bā·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1116: An elevation Links 2 Samuel 1:25 NIV2 Samuel 1:25 NLT 2 Samuel 1:25 ESV 2 Samuel 1:25 NASB 2 Samuel 1:25 KJV 2 Samuel 1:25 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 1:25 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 1:25 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 1:25 French Bible 2 Samuel 1:25 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 1:25 How are the mighty fallen (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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