Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

Bible References

How

2 Samuel 1:19

“Your glory and splendor, O Israel, is slain upon your high places!
How the mighty have fallen!
Lamentations 5:16

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

Thou wast

Judges 5:18

“But Zebulun was a people who risked their lives to the [point of] death;
Naphtali also, on the heights of the field.
1 Samuel 14:13
Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, his armor bearer following after him. The enemy fell before Jonathan [in combat], and his armor bearer killed some of them after him.