2 Samuel 1:19


“Your glory and splendor, O Israel, is slain upon your high places!
How the mighty have fallen!

2 Samuel 1:27


“How the mighty have fallen,
And the weapons of war have perished!”

2 Samuel 1:25


“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!
Jonathan lies slain upon your high places.

Deuteronomy 4:7-8

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?

1 Samuel 31:8

The next day, when the Philistines came to plunder the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

2 Samuel 1:23


“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely and friends in their lives,
And in their death they were not separated;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.

Isaiah 4:2

In that day the Branch of the Lord will be splendid and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have survived.

Isaiah 53:2


For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him,
Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him.

Lamentations 2:1

How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)
With a cloud in His anger!
He has cast down from heaven to the earth
The glory and splendor of Israel
And has not remembered His footstool
In the day of His anger.

Lamentations 5:16


The crown has fallen from our head [our honor is covered with dust]!
Woe to us, for we have sinned!

Zechariah 11:7

So I [Zechariah] pastured the flock doomed for slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd’s] staffs, the one I called Favor (Grace) and the other I called Union (Bonds); so I pastured the flock.

Zechariah 11:10

I took my staff, Favor, and broke it in pieces, breaking the covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

Bible References

Beauty

2 Samuel 1:23

“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely and friends in their lives,
And in their death they were not separated;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.
Deuteronomy 4:7
For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?
1 Samuel 31:8
The next day, when the Philistines came to plunder the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the Lord will be splendid and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have survived.
Isaiah 53:2

For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him,
Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him.
Lamentations 2:1
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)
With a cloud in His anger!
He has cast down from heaven to the earth
The glory and splendor of Israel
And has not remembered His footstool
In the day of His anger.
Zechariah 11:7
So I [Zechariah] pastured the flock doomed for slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd’s] staffs, the one I called Favor (Grace) and the other I called Union (Bonds); so I pastured the flock.

How are

2 Samuel 1:25

“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!
Jonathan lies slain upon your high places.
Lamentations 5:16

The crown has fallen from our head [our honor is covered with dust]!
Woe to us, for we have sinned!