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2 Samuel 1:18
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and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
(and he bade them teach the children of Yehudah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Yashar):
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
And he ordered "The Bow" to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it is written on the scroll of Jashar.
and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:
and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this song. It is called "The Bow," and it is written in the Book of Jashar:
(He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught "The Bow." Indeed, it is written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.)
and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar.
(Also he bade them teach the children of Iudah to shoote, as it is written in the booke of Iasher)
and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
and he ordered his men to teach the song to everyone in Judah. He called it "The Song of the Bow," and it can be found in The Book of Jashar. This is the song:
in order to teach the people of Y'hudah [not to underestimate] archery (the lament has been written down in the book of Yashar):
and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher:—
David told his men to teach the song to the people of Judah. This song is called "The Bow," and it is written in the Book of Jashar.
(Also he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the use of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Asher):
and ordered it to be taught to the people of Judah. (It is recorded in The book of Jashar.)
and he said to teach the sons of Judah The Song of the Bow. Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar:
and commaunded to teach the childre of Iuda the bowe. Beholde, it is wrytten in the boke of the righteous.
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:
(Also he bad them teache the children of Iuda the vse of the bowe: And beholde, it is written in the booke of the righteous:)
and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jashar:
(Also hee bade them teach the children of Iudah the vse of the bow: behold, it is written in the booke of Iasher.)
And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Juda: behold, it is written in the book of Right.
And he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
and comaundide, that thei schulden teche the sones of Juda weilyng, as it is writun in the Book of Just Men. And Dauid seyde, Israel, biholde thou, for these men that ben deed, woundid on thin hiye placis;
and he saith to teach the sons of Judah `The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
And he bade them teach the sons of Judah, "The Bow". Look, it is written in the book of Jashar:
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher:
and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar.
He told them to teach the song of the bow to the people of Judah. See, it is written in the book of Jashar.
(He ordered that The Song of the Bow be taught to the people of Judah; it is written in the Book of Jashar.) He said:
and he thought to teach the sons of Judah the song of the Bow, - lo! it is written in the Book of the Upright: -
(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.
and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:
and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
teach: Genesis 49:8, Deuteronomy 4:10
bow: Kasheth, or the bow, was probably the title of the following threnody; so called, in the oriental style, because Saul's death was occasioned by that weapon, and because the bow of Jonathan, out of which "the arrow was shot beyond the lad," - 1 Samuel 20:36, is celebrated in this song.
the book: Joshua 10:13
Jasher: or, the upright, So LXX וני גיגכיןץ פןם וץטןץע; Targum, siphra deooritha, "the book of the law;" the Arabic, "the book of Ashee: this is the book of Samuel." This book was probably a collection of divine odes, written to commemorate remarkable events.
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:14 - in the book
Cross-References
The sun's rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea's roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar; The LORD of hosts is His name:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use] of the bow,.... These words, with what follow in this verse, are rightly put into a parenthesis, since they do not begin nor make any part of the elegiac song, or lamentation of David; and are here inserted to show, that, amidst his sorrow and lamentation, he was not unmindful of the welfare of the people, and to provide for their defence and security; and therefore gave orders that care should be taken, especially in the tribe of Judah, which was his own tribe, and where he had the greatest authority, and for whom he might have the chiefest concern, that they should be trained up in military exercises, learn the art of war, and the use of every weapon of war, particularly of the bow, which, being a principal one, may be put for all; and which may be the rather mentioned, because the Philistines were expert in the use of it, and seemed to have done much execution with it in the recent battle, see 1 Samuel 31:3. They are said p to be the inventors of it; though Pliny q ascribes it to others; and it may be the people of Israel and of Judah had of late neglected to learn the use of it, and to make use of it, and instead of that had taken to other sort of arms in fighting; for that that was not unknown to them, or wholly disused, is clear from this song, 2 Samuel 1:22; see also 1 Chronicles 12:2. Moreover, as the Philistines, especially the Cherethites, were expert in archery, David found ways and means to get some of them afterwards into his service, and by whom he might improve his people in the art, see 2 Samuel 8:18; though some r are of opinion that the word "keshet", or bow, was the title of the following lamentation or song, taken from the mention of Jonathan's bow in it; which song the children of Judah were to be taught to sing; but then, as has been observed by some, for this there would have been no need of the following reference, since the whole this song is here recorded:
behold, it is written in book of Jasher); which the Targum calls the book of the law; and Jarchi and Ben Gersom restrain it to the book of Genesis, the book of the upright, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and suppose respect is had to the prophecy concerning Judah, Genesis 49:8, but Kimchi, extending it to all the five books of Moses, adds his blessing, in Deuteronomy 33:7. In the Arabic version it is explained of the book of Samuel, interpreted the book of songs, as if it was a collection of songs; which favours the above sense. Jerom s interprets it of the same book, the book of the righteous prophets, Samuel, Gad, and Nathan: hut this book seems to have been a public register or annals, in which were recorded memorable actions in any age, and had its name from the uprightness and faithfulness in which it was kept; and in this were set down the order of David for the teaching the children of Judah the use of the bow, and perhaps the method which he directed to for instruction in it; Deuteronomy 33:7- :.
p Bedford's Chronology, p. 245. q Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 56. r See Gregory's Notes and Observations, &c. ch. 1. and Weemse of the Judicial Laws, c. 44. p. 171. s Trad. Heb. in 2 lib. Reg. fol. 77. D.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The use of the bow - Omit “the use of.” “The bow” is the name by which this dirge was known, being so called from the mention of Jonathan’s bow in 2 Samuel 1:22. The sense would then be: And he commanded them to teach the children of Israel the song called Kasheth (the bow), i. e. he gave directions that the song should be learned by heart (compare Deuteronomy 31:19). It has been further suggested that in the Book of Jasher there was, among other things, a collection of poems, in which special mention was made of the bow. This was one of them. 1 Samuel 2:1-10 was another; Numbers 21:27-30 was another; Lamentations 2:0 was another; Lamentations 3:0 was another; Jacob’s blessing Genesis 49:0; Moses’ song Deuteronomy 32:0; perhaps his Blessing (Deuteronomy 33:0. See 2 Sam. 1:29); and such Psalms as Psalms 44:0; Psalms 46:1-11; Psalms 76:1-12, etc.; Habakkuk 3:0; and Zechariah 9:9-17, also belonged to it. The title by which all the poems in this collection were distinguished was קשׁת qesheth, “the bow.” When therefore the writer of 2 Samuel transferred this dirge from the Book of Jasher to his own pages, he transferred it, as we might do any of the Psalms, with its title.
The book of Jasher - See the marginal reference note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 1:18. 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. 2 Samuel 1:21.
