Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 1:18 — (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
Phrase of Scripture   Correlating Passages TSK Help

teach   Gen 49:8; Deu 4:10
bow   "Kasheth, or the bow, was probably the title of the following threnody; so called, in the oriental style, because Saul's death was occasioned by that weapon, and because the bow of Jonathan, out of which ""the arrow was shot beyond the lad,"" (1Sa 20:36,) is celebrated in this song."
the book   Jos 10:13
Jasher   "or, the upright. So LXX. [;] Targum, siphra deooritha, ""the book of the law;"" the Arabic, ""the book of Ashee: this is the book of Samuel."" This book was probably a collection of divine odes, written to commemorate remarkable events."
Correlating Passages
teach
Gen 49:8 Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
Deu 4:10 [Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.
bow
1Sa 20:36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. [And] as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
the book
Jos 10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 1:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Sa/1/18.html>.

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