Pentecost Season · Proper 8 · Year B
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan
June 27, 2027
Overview & Insights
"How the mighty have fallen!" (2 Samuel 1:27)
Hearing of Saul and Jonathan's deaths, David composes the Song of the Bow, a poetic elegy mourning Israel's fallen king and his beloved friend rather than gloating over a rival's fall.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on David's elegy for the complementary track.
Enduring Word: 2 Samuel 1 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: 2 Samuel 1 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study gathering many commentators on the Song of the Bow.
BibleHub: Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the chapter's opening verse.
CEP: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on David's lament and grief as laid-down power.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: 2 Samuel Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the books of Samuel.
BibleProject: 2 Samuel Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the story and themes of 2 Samuel.
Sefaria: II Samuel 1 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the elegy.
BibleHub: 2 Samuel 1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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