2 Samuel 1:21
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.”
מָשִׁיחַ
Anointed, Messiah. Mashiach. The Anointed One. Every use of this word in the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus the ultimate Mashiach.
מָגֵן
the shield of
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מָגֵן
Shield, buckler. Magen. The LORD God is a sun and shield. He both illuminates the path and protects the traveller walking on it.
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עַל
be on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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הַר
O mountains
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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תְּרוּמָה
contributions
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תְּרוּמָה
a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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שָׁאוּל
Saul
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שָׁאוּל
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
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גִּבּוֹר
the mighty ones
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גִּבּוֹר
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
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גָּעַל
it was defiled
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גָּעַל
to detest; by implication, to reject
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טַל
dew
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טַל
dew (as covering vegetation)
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