2 Samuel 1:18
“(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
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…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 1:17-27
When David had rent his clothes, mourned, and wept, and fasted, for the death of Saul, and done justice upon him who…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
also he bade, &c. And he gave commandment to teach the children of Judah the Bow. The E. V. cannot be right in inserting…