2 Samuel 1:17
Good News Translation
David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

New Revised Standard Version
David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan.

Contemporary English Version
David sang a song in memory of Saul and Jonathan,

New American Bible
Then David chanted this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.

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And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.

lamented

2 Samuel 1:19 The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?

Genesis 50:11 And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And therefore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 35:25 Particularly Jeremias: whose lamentations for Josias all the singing men and singing women repeat unto this day, and it became like a law in Israel: Behold it is found written in the Lamentations.

Jeremiah 9:17-21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste: . . .

Context
David's Song for Saul and Jonathan
17And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.18(Also he commanded that they should teach the children of Juda the use of the bow, as it is written in the book of the just.) And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:33
And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner, said: Not as cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died.

2 Chronicles 35:25
Particularly Jeremias: whose lamentations for Josias all the singing men and singing women repeat unto this day, and it became like a law in Israel: Behold it is found written in the Lamentations.

Ezekiel 32:16
This is the lamentation, and they shall lament therewith: the daughters of the nations shall lament therewith for Egypt, and for the multitude thereof they shall lament therewith, saith the Lord God.

2 Samuel 1:16
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