2 Samuel 1:23

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Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

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  • Judg 14:18 : 18 On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him,“What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?”He said to them,“If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles.” I cry out,“We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!”
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand,
  • Lam 4:19 : 19 ק(Qof) Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.
  • 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 Saul Comes to Fear David When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.
  • 1 Sam 20:2 : 2 Jonathan said to him,“By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”
  • 1 Sam 31:1-5 : 1 The Death of Saul Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely. 4 Saul said to his armor bearer,“Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.
  • 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there– Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.(Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)
  • 2 Sam 23:20 : 20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.
  • 1 Chr 12:8 : 8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.
  • Job 9:26 : 26 They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
  • Prov 30:30 : 30 a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

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  • 2 Sam 1:24-27
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    24O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

    25How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

    26I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.

    27How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed!

  • 2 Sam 1:21-22
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    21O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil.

    22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
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    22So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

  • 2 Sam 1:12
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    12They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-2
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    1The Death of Saul Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

    2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
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    1Saul Comes to Fear David When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.

  • 1 Chr 10:2
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    2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-6
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    4David inquired,“How were things going? Tell me!” He replied,“The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”

    5David said to the young man who was telling him this,“How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

    6The young man who was telling him this said,“I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.

  • 1 Sam 14:13
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    13Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them.

  • 1 Sam 14:43-45
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    43So Saul said to Jonathan,“Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him,“I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey. I must die!”

    44Saul said,“God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!”

    45But the army said to Saul,“Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today.” So the army rescued Jonathan from death.

  • 1 Sam 14:21
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    21The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

  • 1 Chr 10:12
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    12all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.

  • 1 Sam 14:39-41
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    39For as surely as the LORD, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!” But no one from the army said anything.

    40Then he said to all Israel,“You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side.” The army replied to Saul,“Do whatever you think is best.”

    41Then Saul said,“O LORD God of Israel! If this sin has been committed by me or by my son Jonathan, then, O LORD God of Israel, respond with Urim. But if this sin has been committed by your people Israel, respond with Thummim.” Then Jonathan and Saul were indicated by lot, while the army was exonerated.

  • 2 Sam 21:12-13
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    12he went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the leaders of Jabesh Gilead.(They had secretly taken them from the plaza at Beth Shan. It was there that Philistines publicly exposed their corpses after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.)

    13David brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
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    17So Saul said to the army that was with him,“Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

  • 1 Sam 13:16
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    16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

  • 1 Chr 10:5-8
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    5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

    6So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household died together.

    7When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 31:5-8
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    5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

    6So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

    7When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • 2 Sam 1:19
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    19The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

  • 1 Sam 18:3
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    3Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.

  • 1 Sam 9:2
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    2He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
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    16Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

  • 1 Sam 31:11-12
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    11When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12all their warriors set out and traveled throughout the night. They took Saul’s corpse and the corpses of his sons from the city wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.

  • 1 Sam 19:6-7
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    6Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”

    7Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.

  • 1 Sam 19:1
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    1Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
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    1However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.

  • 2 Sam 17:10
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    10If that happens even the bravest soldier– one who is lion-hearted– will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
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    41When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

  • 1 Sam 19:4
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    4So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.