“(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 1 contains 27 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.