2 Samuel 1:26

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

I grieve for thee, my brother Jonathan: exceeding beautiful, and amiable to me above the love of women. As the mother loveth her only son, so did I love thee.

Cross References

1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 23:16

And Jonathan the son of Saul arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God. And he said to him:

1 Samuel 20:41

And when the boy was gone, David rose out of his place, which was towards the south, and falling on his face to the ground; adored thrice. And kissing one another, they wept together, but David more.

1 Samuel 19:2

And Jonathan told David, saying: Saul my father seeketh to kill thee. Wherefore look to thyself, I beseech thee, in the morning; and thou shalt abide in a secret place and shalt be hid.

2 Samuel 1:27

How are the valiant fallen, and the weapons of war perished?

Proverbs 18:24

A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.