2 Samuel 1:21 (WEB)
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
Fathers and councils · 2
Ambrose of Milan
“How have the mighty fallen and the longed-for weapons perished!” — editor's note: 2 Sam. [2 Kings] i. 21–27.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…not dropped sweetness, as they shall do hereafter to the righteous, but been stript and dishonoured, and received on the contrary the curse of Gilboa?” — editor's note: 2 Sam. i. 21.
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Cross-references · 7
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Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.9.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.9.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.9.