Judah, so you are— your brothers will praise you: Your hand will be on your enemies’ neck. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.
2 Samuel 1:18 - Tree of Life Version and ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the “Song of the Bow.” (Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar): 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, so you are— your brothers will praise you: Your hand will be on your enemies’ neck. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.
“Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
The day that you stood before Adonai your God in Horeb, Adonai said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me and I will make them hear My words, so that they learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the earth, and so that they teach their children.’
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. (Is it not written in the Book of Jashar?) Thus the sun halted in the middle of the sky, and did not hurry to go down for about a full day.