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2 Samuel 1:18

NETBible	(He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught “The Bow.”¹ Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.)²
NIV © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	and ordered that the men of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.
NLT © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	Later he commanded that it be taught to all the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar.
MSG © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	and gave orders that everyone in Judah learn it by heart. Yes, it's even inscribed in The Book of Jashar.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Sa 1:18	(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Sa 1:18	(He ordered that The Song of the Bow be taught to the people of Judah; it is written in the Book of Jashar.) He said:
NKJV © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher:
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KJV	(Also he bade <0559> (8799) them teach <03925> (8763) the children <01121> of Judah <03063> [the use of] the bow <07198>_: behold, [it is] written <03789> (8803) in the book <05612> of Jasher <03477>.) {of Jasher: or, of the upright}
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 1:18	and he told <0559> them to teach <03925> the sons <01121> of Judah <03063> the song of the bow <07198> ; behold <02009> , it is written <03789> in the book <05612> of Jashar <03477> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} tou <3588> T-GSN didaxai <1321> V-AAN touv <3588> T-APM uiouv <5207> N-APM iouda <2448> N-PRI idou <2400> INJ gegraptai <1125> V-RMI-3S epi <1909> PREP bibliou <975> N-GSN tou <3588> T-GSM euyouv {A-GSM}
NET [draft] ITL	(He gave instructions <0559> that the people <01121> of Judah <03063> should be taught <03925> “The Bow <07198> .” Indeed <02009> , it is written down <03789> in <05921> the Book <05612> of Yashar <03477> .)
HEBREW	rsyh <03477> rpo <05612> le <05921> hbwtk <03789> hnh <02009> tsq <07198> hdwhy <03063> ynb <01121> dmll <03925> rmayw (1:18) <0559>

NETBible

(He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught “The Bow.”¹ Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.)²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “be taught the bow.” The reference to “the bow” is very difficult here. Some interpreters (e.g., S. R. Driver, P. K. McCarter, Jr.) suggest deleting the word from the text (cf. NAB, TEV), but there does not seem to be sufficient evidence for doing so. Others (cf. KJV) understand the reference to be elliptical, meaning “the use of the bow.” The verse would then imply that with the deaths of Saul and Jonathan having occurred, a period of trying warfare is about to begin, requiring adequate preparation for war on the part of the younger generation. Various other views may also be found in the secondary literature. However, it seems best to understand the word here to be a reference to the name of a song (i.e., “The Bow”), most likely the poem that follows in vv. 19-27 (cf. ASV, NASB, NRSV, CEV, NLT); NIV “this lament of the bow.” To make this clear the words “the song of” are supplied in the translation.

²sn The Book of Yashar is a noncanonical writing no longer in existence. It is referred to here and in Josh 10:12-13 and 1 Kgs 8:12-13. It apparently was “a collection of ancient national poetry” (so BDB 449 s.v. יָשָׁר).