2 Samuel 1:18
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(Also he commanded that they should teach the children of Juda the use of the bow, as it is written in the book of the just.) And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places.

Joshua 10:13
And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day.

2 Samuel 1:19
The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?

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(Also he commanded that they should teach the children of Juda the use of the bow, as it is written in the book of the just.) And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places.

teach

Genesis 49:8 Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hand shall be on the necks of thy enemies; the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.

Deuteronomy 4:10 From the day in which thou didst stand before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord spoke to me, saying: Call together the people unto me, that they may hear my words, and may learn to fear me all the time that they live on the earth, and may teach their children.

bow

1 Samuel 20:36 And he said to his boy: Go, and fetch me the arrows which I shoot. And when the boy ran, he shot another arrow beyond the boy.

) is celebrated in this song.

the book

Joshua 10:13 And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day.

Jasher.

Context
David's Song for Saul and Jonathan
17And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son. 18(Also he commanded that they should teach the children of Juda the use of the bow, as it is written in the book of the just.) And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places.19The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?…
Lexicon
and he ordered
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

that the sons
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

be taught
לְלַמֵּ֥ד (lə·lam·mêḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3925: To exercise in, learn

[the Song of] the Bow.
קָ֑שֶׁת (qā·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

It is written
כְתוּבָ֖ה (ḵə·ṯū·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Book
סֵ֥פֶר (sê·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of Jashar:
הַיָּשָֽׁר׃ (hay·yā·šār)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3477: Straight, right


Additional Translations
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

(and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Juda: behold, it is written in the book of Right.

and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: --

And he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

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

and he saith to teach the sons of Judah 'The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
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