2 Samuel 1:27

27 “How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!”

2 Samuel 1:27 in Other Translations

27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

27 "How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"

27 Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen! Stripped of their weapons, they lie dead.

27 The mighty warriors - fallen, fallen. And the arms of war broken to bits.

27 How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!

27 See how the mighty have fallen! See how the weapons of war have been destroyed!"

27 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!

27 "Israel's mighty men have fallen. Their weapons of war are broken."

2 Samuel 1:27 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:27

How are the mighty fallen
This is the burden of this elegiac song, being the third time it is mentioned:

and the weapons of war perished!
not only the valiant soldiers were killed, but their arms were lost; and particularly he may mean Saul and Jonathan, who as they were the shields of the people, so they were the true weapons and instruments of war, and with them all military glory perished; which must be understood as a poetical figure, exaggerating their military characters; otherwise David, and many mighty men with him, remained, and who revived and increased the military glory of Israel, as the following history shows.

2 Samuel 1:27 In-Context

25 “How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

26 I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.

27 “How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!”

Cross References

• 1. ver 19,25; S 1 Samuel 2:4