2 Samuel 1:21 - Tree of Life Version

²¹ Hills of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, nor on bountiful fields, for there the shield of the mighty ones lay defiled—Saul’s shield will no longer be anointed with oil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, or fields with offerings. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, as though he were not anointed with oil.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Common English Bible

²¹ You hills of Gilboa! Let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields yielding grain offerings. Because it was there that the mighty warrior’s shield was defiled— the shield of Saul!—never again anointed with oil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ O mountains of Gilboa, let neither dew, nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits. For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away, the shield of Saul, as if he had not been anointed with oil.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Ye mountains of Gelboe, let neither dew, nor rain come upon you: neither be they fields of firstfruits. For there was cast away the shield of the valiant, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

2 Samuel 1:21 Cross References

1 Chronicles 10:1

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 10:8

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Song of Solomon 4:4

Like the tower of David is your neck, built for weapons. A thousand shields are hung on it —all shields of warriors.

Isaiah 21:5

Set the table, spread out the cloth! Eat! Drink! “Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!”

Isaiah 5:6

I will lay it waste: it will not be pruned or hoed, but briers and thorns will come up. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.

Ezekiel 31:15

Thus says Adonai Elohim: “In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused the deep to mourn and cover itself for him. I restrained his rivers, so the great waters were stopped. I made Lebanon mourn for him. All the trees of the field wilt away for it.

Joel 1:9

Grain offering and drink offering are cut off from the House of Adonai. Kohanim—ministers of Adonai—mourn.

Joel 2:14

Who knows? He may turn and relent, and may leave a blessing behind Him —so there may be a grain offering and a drink offering for Adonai, your God.

Judges 5:23

‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Adonai, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, for they came not to the aid of Adonai, to the aid of Adonai among the mighty.’

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head. Then he kissed him and said, “Has Adonai not anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. Israel’s men fled before the Philistines and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:8

It was the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.