2 Samuel 1 — Dead Sea Scrolls
1 attestation entry • 0 variants • 4QSamᵃ family
Manuscript Overview
Summary
2 Samuel 1 narrates the Amalekite messenger's report of Saul's death and David's lament 'How the mighty have fallen.' 4QSamᵃ preserves portions with minor variants.
Notable Variants
Minor wording variants only. The lament's poetic structure tracks MT.
Manuscripts
4QSamᵃ (4Q51)
Scroll Condition
Fragmentary attestation.
19
tracks MT
The splendor of Israel lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
'How the mighty have fallen' — the threefold refrain (vv. 19, 25, 27) tracks MT and structures David's lament for Saul and Jonathan.
fragmentary