2 Samuel 1:18 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 1:18

and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The use of the bow - The use of is not in the Hebrew; it is simply the bow, that is, a song thus entitled. See the observations at the end, 2Sa 1:21 (note).

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The bow - That is, of their arms, expressed, under the name of the bow, which then was one of the chief weapons; and for the dextrous use whereof Jonathan is commended in the following song: which may be one reason, why he now gives forth this order, that so they might strive to imitate Jonathan in military skill, and to excel in it, as he did.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is not a divine hymn, nor given by inspiration of God to be used in divine service, nor is there any mention of God in it; but it is a human composition, and therefore was inserted, not in the book of Psalms (which, being of divine original, is preserved), but in the book of Jasher, which, being only a collection of common poems, is long since lost.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לְלַמֵּ֥ד	le.la.Med	to teach	H3925 →
בְּנֵֽי־	be.nei-	[the] descendants of	H1121 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
קָ֑שֶׁת	Ka.shet	Bow	H7198 →
הִנֵּ֥ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
כְתוּבָ֖ה	khe.tu.Vah	[it is] written	H3789 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
סֵ֥פֶר	Se.fer	[the] scroll of	H5612 →
הַיָּשָֽׁר׃	hai.ya.Shar	the Jashar	H3477 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Joshua 10:13
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of…
leads to
- Habakkuk 3:11
  Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
- Isaiah 38:8
  I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
- Joshua 10:14
  There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
- Judges 16:28
  Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my…
- Psalms 136:7–9
  He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
Through
Deuteronomy 4:10
The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all…
leads to
- Exodus 19:9
  The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in…
- Hebrews 12:18–19
  For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
Through
Genesis 49:8
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
  And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

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