and he thought to teach the sons of Judah the song of the Bow, - lo! it is written in the Book of the Upright: -

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan ne'er drew back, - and, the sword of Saul, ne'er returned, empty.

Thus bowed he the heart of all the men of Judah, as one man, - and they sent unto the king, Return, thou, and all thy servants.

Teaching my hands, to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;