2 Samuel 1:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:13

Look, he advances like clouds; his chariots are like a storm. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

Judges 14:18

On the seventh day, before sunset, the men of the city said to him: What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? So he said to them: If you hadn’t ploughed with my young cow, you wouldn’t know my riddle now!

Lamentations 4:19

Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.

Proverbs 30:30

a lion, which is mightiest among beasts and doesn’t retreat before anything;

Job 9:26

They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

1 Samuel 18:1

When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship,  and loved him as much as he loved himself.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth,  to swoop down on you like an eagle,  a nation whose language you won’t understand,

1 Chronicles 12:8

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were valiant warriors, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.

2 Samuel 23:20

Benaiah son of Jehoiada  was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons  of Ariel  of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

1 Samuel 20:2

Jonathan said to him, ‘No, you won’t die. Listen, my father doesn’t do anything, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This can’t be true.’

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.  Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the wild gazelles.

2 Samuel 1:24

Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with luxurious things, who decked your garments with gold ornaments.

Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem.