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class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 312 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁא֣וּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaul_7586.htm" title="sha·'Ul: Saul -- Occurrence 270 of 350.">šā-’ūl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3083.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3083: Jonathan or Jehonathan = 'Jehovah has given'<BR> 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David <BR> 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear <BR> 3) a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath <BR> 4) an uncle of David <BR> 5) one of David's mighty warriors <BR> 6) one of David's treasurers <BR> 7) a scribe in the time of Jeremiah <BR> 8) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall <BR> 9) a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan <BR> 10) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem <BR> 11) another Judaite father of Peleth <BR> 12) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra <BR> 13) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra <BR> 14) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 15) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah">3083</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3083.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3083 -- Occurrence 49 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vihonatan_3083.htm" title="vi·ho·na·Tan,: and Jonathan -- Occurrence 5 of 12.">wî-hō-w-nā-ṯān,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and Jonathan</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 57 of 209">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hanneehavim_157.htm" title="han·ne·'e·ha·Vim: beloved -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">han-ne-’ĕ-hā-ḇîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[were] beloved</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural">Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5273.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5273: 1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable <BR> 1a) delightful <BR> 1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)<BR> 2) singing, sweetly sounding, musical">5273</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5273.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5273 -- Occurrence 1 of 13">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהַנְּעִימִם֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehanneimim_5273.htm" title="ve·han·ne·'i·Mim: and pleasant -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-han-nə-‘î-mim</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and pleasant</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Article :: Adjective - masculine plural">Conj-w, Art | Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj <BR> 1) living, alive <BR> 1a) green (of vegetation) <BR> 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) <BR> 1c) lively, active (of man) <BR> 1d) reviving (of the springtime) <BR> n m <BR> 2) relatives <BR> 3) life (abstract emphatic) <BR> 3a) life <BR> 3b) sustenance, maintenance <BR> n f <BR> 4) living thing, animal <BR> 4a) animal <BR> 4b) life <BR> 4c) appetite <BR> 4d) revival, renewal <BR> 5) community">2416</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2416 -- Occurrence 174 of 503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bechaiyeihem_2416.htm" title="be·chai·yei·Hem,: their lives -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">bə-ḥay-yê-hem,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in their lives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine plural">Prep-b | N-mpc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4194: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead <BR> 1a) death <BR> 1b) death by violence (as a penalty)<BR> 1c) state of death, place of death">4194</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4194 -- Occurrence 44 of 155">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvemotam_4194.htm" title="u·ve·mo·Tam: their death -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-ḇə-mō-w-ṯām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and in their death</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">Conj-w, Prep-b | N-msc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1801 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: were not -- Occurrence 1204 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6504: 1) to separate, divide <BR> 1a) (Qal) to divide <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to divide, separate <BR> 1b2) to be divided, be separated <BR> 1c) (Piel) to be separated <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be divided <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to divide, separate <BR> 1e2) to make a division, make a separation <BR> 1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated">6504</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6504.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6504 -- Occurrence 12 of 26">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נִפְרָ֑דוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nifradu_6504.htm" title="nif·Ra·du;: parted -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">nip̄-rā-ḏū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they were divided</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Nifal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5404.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5404: 1) eagle, vulture, griffon-vulture">5404</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5404.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5404 -- Occurrence 6 of 26">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/minnesharim_5404.htm" title="min·ne·sha·Rim: eagles -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">min-nə-šā-rîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">than eagles</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-m | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7043: 1) to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be slight, be abated (of water) <BR> 1a2) to be swift <BR> 1a3) to be trifling, be of little account <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be swift, show oneself swift <BR> 1b2) to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant <BR> 1b3) to be lightly esteemed <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to make despicable <BR> 1c2) to curse <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be cursed <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to make light, lighten <BR> 1e2) to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour <BR> 1f) (Pilpel) <BR> 1f1) to shake <BR> 1f2) to whet <BR> 1g) (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro">7043</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7043 -- Occurrence 25 of 82">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קַ֔לּוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kallu_7043.htm" title="Kal·lu,: were swifter -- Occurrence 2 of 5.">qal-lū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they were swifter</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Qal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 738: 1) lion <BR> 1a) pictures or images of lions">738</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 738 -- Occurrence 14 of 78">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mearayot_738.htm" title="me·'a·ra·Yot: lions -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">mê-’ă-rā-yō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">than lions</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-m | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1396: 1) to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be strong, mighty <BR> 1a2) to prevail <BR> 1b) (Piel) to make strong, strengthen <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to confirm, give strength <BR> 1c2) to confirm (a covenant) <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) <BR> 1d1) to show oneself mighty <BR> 1d2) to act proudly (toward God)">1396</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1396.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1396 -- Occurrence 9 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גָּבֵֽרוּ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/gaveru_1396.htm" title="ga·Ve·ru.: were stronger -- Occurrence 4 of 8.">gā-ḇê-rū.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they were stronger</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Qal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' 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href="//interlinearbible.org/2_samuel/1.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="sha·'ul: Saul -- 7586: asked (of Yah),' first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites">שָׁא֣וּל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3083.htm" title="vi·ho·v·na·tan: and Jonathan -- 3083: the LORD has given,' the name of a number of Isr.">וִיהֹונָתָ֗ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="han·ne·'e·ha·vim: beloved -- 157: to love">הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5273.htm" title="ve·han·ne·'i·mim: and pleasant -- 5273: pleasant, delightful">וְהַנְּעִימִם֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="be·chai·yei·hem,: their lives -- 2416: alive, living">בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4194.htm" title="u·ve·mo·v·tam: their death -- 4194: death">וּבְמֹותָ֖ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo: were not -- 3808: not">לֹ֣א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6504.htm" title="nif·ra·du;: parted -- 6504: to divide">נִפְרָ֑דוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5404.htm" title="min·ne·sha·rim: eagles -- 5404: an eagle">מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7043.htm" title="kal·lu,: were swifter -- 7043: to be slight, swift or trifling">קַ֔לּוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/738.htm" title="me·'a·ra·yo·vt: lions -- 738: a lion">מֵאֲרָיֹ֖ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1396.htm" title="ga·ve·ru.: were stronger -- 1396: to be strong, mighty">גָּבֵֽרוּ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/2_samuel/1.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3083.htm" title="Yhownathan (yeh-ho-naw-thawn') -- Jonathan">and Jonathan</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="'ahab (aw-hab') -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend">were lovely</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5273.htm" title="na'iym (naw-eem') -- pleasant(-ure), sweet">and pleasant</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="chay (khah'-ee) -- + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop">in their lives</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4194.htm" title="maveth (maw'-veth) -- (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d)">and in their death</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6504.htm" title="parad (paw-rad') -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder">they were not divided</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7043.htm" title="qalal (kaw-lal') -- abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier)">they were swifter</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5404.htm" title="nesher (neh'-sher) -- eagle">than eagles</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1396.htm" title="gabar (gaw-bar') -- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger">they were stronger</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/738.htm" title="'ariy (ar-ee') -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin)">than lions</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/1.htm">שמואל ב 1:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">שָׁא֣וּל וִיהֹונָתָ֗ן הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וּבְמֹותָ֖ם לֹ֣א נִפְרָ֑דוּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים קַ֔לּוּ מֵאֲרָיֹ֖ות גָּבֵֽרוּ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/1.htm">שמואל ב 1:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">שאול ויהונתן הנאהבים והנעימם בחייהם ובמותם לא נפרדו מנשרים קלו מאריות גברו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/1.htm">שמואל ב 1:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">שאול ויהונתן הנאהבים והנעימם בחייהם ובמותם לא נפרדו מנשרים קלו מאריות גברו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/1.htm">שמואל ב 1:23 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">שאול ויהונתן הנאהבים והנעימם בחייהם ובמותם לא נפרדו מנשרים קלו מאריות גברו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/2_samuel/1-23.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life, And in their death they were not parted; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Saul and Jonathan <i>were</i> lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">pleasant. or, sweet</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:1</span> And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 20:2</span> And he said to him, God forbid; you shall not die: behold, my father …</a></p><p class="hdg">they were</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 31:1-5</span> Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel …</a></p><p class="hdg">swifter</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 2:18</span> And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 28:49</span> The LORD shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 12:8</span> And of the Gadites there separated themselves to David into the hold …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/9-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 9:26</span> They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 4:13</span> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Lamentations 4:19</span> Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued …</a></p><p class="hdg">stronger</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 23:20</span> And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/14-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 14:18</span> And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 30:30</span> A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turns not away for any;</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a> • <a href="/niv/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/1-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/1-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>