2 Samuel 1:26 “I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; you…”

2 Samuel 1:26

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

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wo is me for thee, my brother Ionathan: very kinde hast thou bene vnto me: thy loue to me was wonderfull, passing the loue of women: howe are the mightie ouerthrowen, and the weapons of warre destroyed!

Darby Translation

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.

Young's Literal Translation

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!

Bible in Basic English

I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.

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Cross references

“thy love”

1 Samuel 20:17 1 Samuel 18:1–4 1 Samuel 20:41 1 Samuel 19:2 1 Samuel 23:16

1 Samuel 20:17 · BSB

And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 18:1–4 · BSB

After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

1 Samuel 20:41 · BSB

When 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 19:2 · BSB

so 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 23:16 · BSB

And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

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

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