King James Version (KJV)
2 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.)”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 1
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And David said unto him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
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(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
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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.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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