1. 2 Samuel 1:18 (ESV)
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What is "the lament of the bow" (NIV)?

2 Samuel 1:18 (ESV)

18 and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:

Though it could refer to the melody, the bow is most likely the title of the lament, named in memory of Jonathan’s weapon (2 Samuel 1:22) and his gift to David (1 Samuel 18:4).1

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