2 Samuel 1:23-27

David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan

23 "Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!
In life and in death they were not divided;
they were z swifter than eagles;
they were a stronger than lions.

24 "You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet,
b who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

25 c "How the mighty have fallen
in the midst of the battle!
"Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
d your love to me was extraordinary,
surpassing the love of women.

27 c "How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war perished!"

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 4:13
    Behold, he comes up like clouds; his chariots like the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles - woe to us, for we are ruined!
    Habakkuk 1:8
    Their horses are swifter than leopards, more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on. Their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
  2. Cross References
    Judges 14:18
    And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 16:11
    And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck.
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 1:19
    Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
  5. Cross References
    1 Samuel 18:1
    As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
    1 Samuel 18:3
    Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
  6. Cross References
    2 Samuel 1:25
    How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! "Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
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