2 Samuel 1:18 meaning and explanation

and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

2 Samuel 1:18, Berean Standard Bible

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David has just learned of Saul's and Jonathan's deaths and has sung a lament over them. Here he commands that the men of Judah learn this song, called the Song of the Bow, perhaps after Jonathan's weapon in verse 22.

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