2 Samuel 1:27 · WEB
“How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"”
— 2 Samuel 1:27
Speaker
David
Era
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
lament
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
finalitylossend of era
This verse is part of 2 Samuel 1. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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