2 Samuel 1:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Saul and Jonathan—how dear they were to us! In life they loved being together, and even death did not separate them! They were faster than eagles and stronger than lions.

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:13

Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud. His chariots look like a windstorm. His horses are faster than eagles. It will be very bad for us! We are ruined!

Judges 14:18

So before the sun went down on the seventh day of the party, the Philistine men had the answer. They came to Samson and said, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Then Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my cow, you would not have solved my riddle!”

Lamentations 4:19

The men who chased us were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us into the mountains. They hid in the desert to catch us.

Proverbs 30:30

a lion—he is the warrior of the animals and runs from nothing,

Job 9:26

They go by as quickly as papyrus boats, as fast as an eagle swooping down on its prey.

1 Samuel 18:1

Saul decided to take David with him. He would not let David go back home to his father. After David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan developed a strong friendship with David.

Deuteronomy 28:49

“The Lord will bring a nation from far away to fight you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly, like an eagle coming down from the sky.

1 Chronicles 12:8

Part of the tribe of Gad joined David at his fortress in the desert. They were brave soldiers trained for war and skilled with the shield and spear. They looked as fierce as lions, and they could run as fast as gazelles through the mountains.

2 Samuel 23:20

Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel. He was the son of a powerful man. Benaiah did many brave things. He killed two of the best soldiers in Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion.

1 Samuel 20:2

Jonathan answered, “That can’t be true! My father isn’t trying to kill you. My father doesn’t do anything without first telling me. It doesn’t matter how important it is, my father always tells me. Why would my father refuse to tell me that he wants to kill you? No, it is not true!”

2 Samuel 2:18

Zeruiah had three sons, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, as fast as a wild deer.

2 Samuel 1:24

Daughters of Israel, cry for Saul! Saul gave you beautiful red dresses and covered them with gold jewelry!

Song of Solomon 5:16

Yes, women of Jerusalem, my lover is everything I desire. His mouth is the sweetest of all. This is my lover; this is my darling.