What does 2 Samuel 1:17 mean?

2 Samuel 1:17 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 2 Samuel 1:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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

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

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