You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
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You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
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Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 1:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 5:30 ‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the plunder?’
- Isaiah 3:16-26 Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet; therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.” In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, the earrings, the bracelets, the veils, the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms, the signet rings, the nose rings, the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses, the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls. It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war. Her gates shall lament and mourn. She shall be desolate and sit on the ground.
- Jeremiah 2:32 “Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
- 1 Timothy 2:9-10 In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing, but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.
- 1 Peter 3:3-5 Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.
- Psalms 68:12 “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
- Proverbs 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain As rich garments and costly jewels.
As rich garments and costly jewels.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,…
2Sa 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Ver. 24. Ye daughters of Israel.] Women love fine array: see Isa 3:18-26; and see their wardrobes rifled. Queen Elizabeth used to wear costly apparel always: and well she deserved it.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Ye daughters of Israel: these he mentions, partly because…
Ye daughters of Israel: these he mentions, partly because the women then used to make songs, both of triumph and of lamentation, as occasion required; and partly because they usually are most delighted with the ornaments of the body here following.
Who clotheth you in scarlet: this he did, partly because he procured them so much peace as gave them opportunity of enriching themselves; and partly because he took these things as spoils from the enemies, and clothed his own people with them. Compare Psa 68:12.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,.... In their…
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,.... In their mournful elegies:
who clothed you with scarlet, with other delights; not only with scarlet, but with other fine and delightful apparel, such as were very pleasing to the female sex, especially young people, who are delighted with gay apparel; this Saul was the means of, through the spoil he took from his enemies, and by other methods taken by him to the enriching of the nation, whereby husbands and parents were enabled to provide rich clothes for their wives and children:
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who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel; broidered work, jewels of gold, &c. See Isa 3:18.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Daughters - These he mentions; because the women then…
Daughters - These he mentions; because the women then used to make songs both of triumph, and of lamentation, and, because they usually are most delighted with the ornaments of the body here following. Clothed you - This he did, because he procured them so much peace as gave them opportunity of enriching themselves: and, because he took these things as spoils from the enemies, and clothed his own people with them.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 1:24. Ye daughters of Jerusalem, weep over Saul…
2Sa 1:24. Ye daughters of Jerusalem, weep over Saul — “Nothing,” says Dr. Dodd, “can be more elegant than this verse: while the warriors of Israel lamented their chiefs, the divine poet calls upon the women of the land to shed their tears over the ashes of princes, whose warlike exploits had so often procured them those ornaments which are most pleasing to the sex, and had enriched them with the spoils of their enemies.” Who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights — The word other seems to be unnecessarily supplied here by our translators, there being nothing for it in the Hebrew, which, literally rendered, is, Who clothed you in scarlet with delights; that is, in scarlet, wherewith you are so much delighted. For this seems to have been the colour in which the Israelitish women delighted.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The women of Israel are most happily introduced. They…
The women of Israel are most happily introduced. They who had come out to meet king Saul with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music” in the day of victory, are now called to weep over him.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed…
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, &c.--The fondness for dress, which anciently distinguished Oriental women, is their characteristic still. It appears in their love of bright, gay, and divers colors, in profuse display of ornaments, and in various other forms. The inmost depths of the poet's feeling are stirred, and his amiable disposition appears in the strong desire to celebrate the good qualities of Saul, as well as Jonathan. But the praises of the latter form the burden of the poem, which begins and ends with that excellent prince.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Daughters… who clothed you in scarlet — “The…
24. Daughters… who clothed you in scarlet — “The idea is, that under Saul the land had attained to such a degree of wealth that elegance and splendour of dress were within the reach of all. Scarlet was the favourite colour of the wealthy and noble. Pro_31:21; Lam_4:5; Dan_5:7; Dan_5:16; Dan_5:29. This appeal to the instinctive taste of the sex well comports with the general character of oriental females; Compare Jdg_5:28-30.” — Robinson.
With delights — With other delightful things of a similar nature to scarlet-coloured clothing.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. Ye daughters of Israel] The women who had…
24. Ye daughters of Israel] The women who had once celebrated Saul’s triumphs, and shared the spoil of his victories, are summoned to lament his loss. This incidental mention indicates how much Saul’s successful wars, so briefly alluded to in the history of his reign (1Sa_14:47), had enriched the nation.
with other delights] A possible rendering: but with delights perhaps rather means delicately or richly.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Clothed you in scarlet.—This refers to Saul’s division…
(24) Clothed you in scarlet.—This refers to Saul’s division among the people of the spoil of his conquered foes, and to the prosperity resulting from his many successful campaigns. Notwithstanding that his light at last went out under the cloud of a crushing defeat, he had been on the whole a successful warrior. The Philistines, the Ammonites, the Amalekites, and others, had felt the power of his arm, and the relations of Israel to the surrounding nations had been wonderfully changed for the better during his reign.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ye daughters of Israel. In old time, the women…
Ye daughters of Israel. In old time, the women of Israel had celebrated Saul"s triumphs (ver. 20), but now it is their sad office to bewail his death. And a touching reason is given for their sorrow. During Saul"s reign the condition of the women.had greatly improved. When a nation is in the miserable plight described in 1Sa_13:19-22, there is neither safety nor comfort for the weak; but when the strong arm of Saul had won freedom for Israel, the women were the first to reap the benefit, and "their scarlet clothing with delights," that is, their delightful or delicate clothing of bright colours and their golden ornaments, prove that the nation had made a great advance in prosperity and culture during the happier years of Saul"s reign.
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