“Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your brothers will bow down to you.
2 Samuel 1:18 - Easy To Read Version David told {his men} to teach the song to the people of Judah. {This song is called} The Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar. [2] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (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 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) (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 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 (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 (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. |
“Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your brothers will bow down to you.
“Israel, your beauty was ruined on your hills. Oh, how those heroes fell!
Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Horeb (Sinai). The Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people together to listen to the things I say. Then they will learn to respect me as long as they live on earth. And they will teach these things to their children.’
So the sun did not move, and the moon stopped until the people defeated their enemies. This story is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It did not move for a full day.