"How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
How are the mighty fallen,.... This is the burden of this elegiac song, being the third time it is mentioned: and the weapons of war perished! not only the valiant
soldiers were killed, but their arms were lost; and particularly he may mean Saul and Jonathan, who as they were the shields of the people, so they were the true weapons and instruments of war, and with them all military glory perished; which must be understood as a poetical figure, exaggerating their military characters; otherwise David, and many mighty men with him, remained, and who revived and increased the military glory of Israel, as the following history shows. Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 2 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Kings (2 Sa... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Kings (2 Sa... »
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
How are the mighty fallen,.... This is the burden of this elegiac song, being the third time it is mentioned: and the weapons of war perished! not only the valiant
soldiers were killed, but their arms were lost; and particularly he may mean Saul and Jonathan, who as they were the shields of the people, so they were the true weapons and instruments of war, and with them all military glory perished; which must be understood as a poetical figure, exaggerating their military characters; otherwise David, and many mighty men with him, remained, and who revived and increased the military glory of Israel, as the following history shows. Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 2 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Kings (2 Sa... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Kings (2 Sa... »