“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 19. Illustrious. Hebrew “the glory (beauty, hart, and so forth) of Israel hath been pierced,” and so forth The comparison of Saul with a hart, is noble enough in the ideas of the ancients. Psalms 17:34, Song of Songs 2:9 and 8:14. Syr. and Arab. “O hart of Israel, they have been slain,” and so forth Calmet.—Slain. Hebrew chalal, signifies also “a soldier;” and this word agrees perfectly well with giborim, “valiant,” both here and verse 22 and 25. Kennicott would apply it to Jonathan, upon whom David’s attention is mostly fixed. “O ornament of Israel! O warrior, upon thy high places! How,” and so forth Bible.—In this manner many such pieces commence. Lament. 1. Tirinus.