2 Samuel 1:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. ”

2 Samuel 1:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of (m) women. (m) Either toward their husbands or their children.
2 Samuel 1:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David's Lament over Saul and Jonathan. This poem is almost universally accepted as the work of David. It was included in the Book of Jashar ( Joshua 10:12 ff., p. 45), and probably borrowed from t...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
2 Samuel 1:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Lament of David over Saul and Jonathan 1. There is no break between the two books of Samuel; they really form one continuous narrative. This v. is a continuation of 1 Samuel 30 , which descri...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Passing the love of women. — By this strong expression, comparing Jonathan’s love for David to that of the faithful wife for her husband, David shows his appreciation of that wonderful affection wh...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I. DAVD'S LAMENT FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN. 2 Samuel 1:1-27 . DAVID had returned to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites only two days before he heard of the death of Saul. He had r...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song of the Bow 2 Samuel 1:17-27 This noble poem is unrivaled. It is a perfect model of a funeral dirge. It is in poetry what Händel's Dead March in Saul is in music. The psalmist is born...
2 Samuel 1:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second Book of Samuel deals largely with the story of David, and presents the picture of the theocratic monarchy. The first movement records the progress of David to the position which God had ap...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! (20) Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,...
2 Samuel 1:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CLOSER THAN A BROTHER.” ‘I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.’ 2 Samuel 1:26 Two grea...
2 Samuel 1:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan ,.... So he was, not only by nation and religion, but by affinity, having married the sister of Jonathan; and still more so by affection and friendship,...
2 Samuel 1:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. Ver. 26. My brother Jonathan. ] Frater quasi fere alt...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O Jonathan, slain in thy high places He says thy , for they were in Jonathan's country; and, had not his father disinherited him by his sins, in his dominions. Thus David's grief, which began with...
2 Samuel 1:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 1 shows us that David's slaughter of the Amalekites took place at about the same time as the Philistine defeat of Israel. David had been two days at Ziklag when a man came from the scene of thi...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Lamentation for Jonathan. B. C. 1055. 17 And David lamented with this lamentatio...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For thee, i.e. for the loss of thee. For besides the loss of a true friend, and all the comfort of friendship, which is inestimable, he lost him who both could, and undoubtedly would, have given hi...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Thorough Defeat Of Israel And The Death Of Saul ( 1 Samuel 31:1 - 2 Samuel 1:27 ). Having initially demonstrated how God's purposes are moving forward in David, the writer now describes the h...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 1:17 . “Lamented—Lamentation.” These words must be understood in a technical sense.… This lamentation has a peculiar interest as being the only specimen...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:19-27 I. One of the first lessons impressed upon us by this lament relates to David's noble-minded forgetfulness of all personal injury. II. The lament shows how David was able to take...
2 Samuel 1:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:6 . Mount Gilboa, two miles from mount Tabor. The battle was fought near the place where Barak fought with Sisera. 2 Samuel 1:10 . The crown and the bracelet. A true mercenary soldi...
2 Samuel 1:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan. Bereavement Perhaps you know by experience what a choking sensation there is in looking at an emigrant vessel clearing out, even though you have n...
2 Samuel 1:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 1:1 Now it came to pass. During the last few days events had been crowding fast upon one another. Living as fugitives at Ziklag, in the land of the Philistines, David...
2 Samuel 1:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Lament
2 Samuel 1:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:1-4 ; 1 Samuel 19:2 ; 1 Samuel 20:17 ; 1 Samuel 20:41 ; 1 Samuel 23:16
2 Samuel 1:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Distressed — That is, for the loss of thee. For, besides the loss of a true friend, which is inestimable; he lost him who both could, and undoubtedly would have given him a speedy, and quiet, and s...

2 Samuel 1:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 1:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 1:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 1:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 1:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 1:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes