2 Samuel 1:23

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During their lives, Saul and Jonathan were much loved and very pleasant, and death did not divide them. They were faster than eagles, stronger than lions.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:24

Women of Israel, mourn for Saul, who gave you fine scarlet clothes decorated with gold ornaments.

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.

2 Samuel 23:20

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.

1 Chronicles 12:8

Some warriors from the tribe of Gad went over to David's side when he was at the stronghold in the desert. They were strong and experienced warriors, battle-hardened, experts in the use of shields and spears. Their faces looked as fierce as lions, and they ran as fast as gazelles in the mountains.

Job 9:26

They pass by like fast sailing ships, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Proverbs 30:30

The lion, supreme among wild animals, who isn't frightened of anything.

Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is the sweetest ever; he is totally desirable! This is my love, my friend, women of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look, he's rushing in like storm clouds; his chariots are like a whirlwind. His horses fly faster than eagles. “What a disaster! We're ruined!”

Lamentations 4:19

Our pursuers were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us across the mountains and ambushed us in the desert.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation to attack you from a long way off, from the ends of the earth. They will swoop down upon you like an eagle, this nation whose language you won't understand.

Judges 14:18

Before the sun set on the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson and said, “What's sweeter than honey? What's stronger than a lion?” “If you hadn't used my cow to plow with, you wouldn't have found out the meaning of my riddle,” Samson replied.

1 Samuel 18:1

After David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became great friends with David. He loved David as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 20:2

“Nothing!” Jonathan replied. “You're not going to die! Listen! My father tells me everything he's planning, whatever it is. Why would my father keep something like this from me? It's not true!”