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2 Samuel 1:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 1:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:23

Theological / Devotional

In their lives. The Hebrew suggests a different punctuation: “Saul and Jonathan, lovely and pleasant, in their life and in their death they were not parted.” The LXX reads, “Saul and Jonathan, the beloved and the beautiful, were not divided: comely in their life, and in their death they were not divided.” In spite of Jonathan’s friendship with David, and Saul’s rash attempts at the life of his son, Jonathan had remained with his father as a dutiful prince, and was with him fighting the battles of the realm when death overtook them both.

Swifter than eagles. See Deut. 28:49; Jer. 4:13; Lam. 4:19; Hab. 1:8.

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