2 Samuel 1:20-22

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²⁰Don’t tell the news in Gath.^[a]
Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon.^[b]
Those Philistine cities would be happy!
Those foreigners^[c] would be glad.

²¹“May no rain or dew fall
    on you, mountains of Gilboa.
May there be no offerings
    coming from your fields.
The shields of the heroes rusted there.
    Saul’s shield was not rubbed with oil.
²²Jonathan’s bow killed its share of enemies,
    and Saul’s sword killed its share!
They have spilled the blood of men now dead.
    They cut into the fat of strong men.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 1:20 Gath The Philistine capital city.
2 Samuel 1:20 Ashkelon One of the five major Philistine cities.
2 Samuel 1:20 foreigners Literally, “uncircumcised.” This shows that the Philistines had not shared in Israel’s agreement with God.