2 Samuel 1:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁸ and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And he commanded to teach it, [the lament of] the bow, to the Israelites. Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar:

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ (and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

Common English Bible

¹⁸ David ordered everyone in Judah to learn the Song of the Bow. (In fact, it is written in the scroll from Jashar.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ (And he instructed that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow, just as it is written in the Book of the Just.) And he said: "Consider, O Israel, on behalf of those who are dead, wounded upon your heights:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

2 Samuel 1:18 Cross References

Genesis 49:8

Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you.

2 Samuel 1:19

“Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

Deuteronomy 4:10

how on the day that you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’

Joshua 10:13

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.