2 Samuel 1:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.”
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“I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:26 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 19:2so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.
- 1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
- 1 Samuel 20:41When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
- 1 Samuel 23:16And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
- Proverbs 18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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