2 Samuel 1:27
How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”
BSB
ASV
How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!
KJV
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
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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Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
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Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against…
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take…
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
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2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
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The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
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How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
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2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
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When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen…
