2 Samuel 1:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,”
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BSBPD
“Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 50:11When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
- 2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
- 2 Samuel 3:33And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
- Psalms 35:14I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
- Jeremiah 9:17This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
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