And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Ver. 2. And the Philistines slew Jonathan.] Though a pious and valiant prince.
“ Non te tua plurima, Pentheu,
Labentem texit pietas. ” - Ovid.
“ Cadit et Ripheus iustissimus unus,
Qui fuit in Teucris, et servantissimus aequi. ” - Virg.