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2 Samuel 1:20

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18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)Select 2 Samuel 1:18

19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!Select 2 Samuel 1:19

20Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.Select 2 Samuel 1:20

21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.Select 2 Samuel 1:21

22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.Select 2 Samuel 1:22

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WEB

1:20 Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

ASV

1:20 Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

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