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Is “How the mighty have fallen” in the Bible?
Yes. “How the mighty have fallen” is in the Bible, at 2 Samuel 1:19. David sings it in his lament for King Saul and Jonathan, killed in battle.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 2 Samuel 1:19.
David sings it in his lament for King Saul and Jonathan, killed in battle.
The verse
Your glory, Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
2 Samuel 1:19 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It is grief, not gloating. Saul had hunted David for years, and David mourns him anyway. Today people often say it with a smirk.
Also in the Bible
How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
2 Samuel 1:25 · open the chapter →
How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!
2 Samuel 1:27 · open the chapter →
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Is “How the mighty have fallen” in the Bible?
Yes. “How the mighty have fallen” is in the Bible, at 2 Samuel 1:19. These exact words are in 3 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. David sings it in his lament for King Saul and Jonathan, killed in battle.
Where in the Bible is “How the mighty have fallen”?
In 2 Samuel 1:19, and also 2 Samuel 1:25 and 2 Samuel 1:27. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Samuel 1:19 reads: “Your glory, Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!”
Who said “How the mighty have fallen”?
David sings it in his lament for King Saul and Jonathan, killed in battle.
What does “How the mighty have fallen” mean in the Bible?
It is grief, not gloating. Saul had hunted David for years, and David mourns him anyway. Today people often say it with a smirk.
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