2 Samuel 1:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!””
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BSBPD
“How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:27 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
- 2 Samuel 1:25How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
- 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.
- 2 Kings 13:14When 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 of Israel!”
- 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.
- Ezekiel 39:9Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.
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