2 Samuel 1:26

Good News Translation

“I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan; how dear you were to me! How wonderful was your love for me, better even than the love of women.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:27

“The brave soldiers have fallen, their weapons abandoned and useless.”

Proverbs 18:24

Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

1 Samuel 19:2

and so he told him, “My father is trying to kill you. Please be careful tomorrow morning; hide in some secret place and stay there.

1 Samuel 20:17

Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 20:41

After the boy had left, David got up from behind the pile of stones, fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan were crying as they kissed each other; David's grief was even greater than Jonathan's.

1 Samuel 23:16

Jonathan went to him there and encouraged him with assurances of God's protection,