26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been very pleasant to me;
(A)Your love to me was wonderful,
Surpassing the love of women.

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26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been [a]a close friend to me.
(A)Your love for me was more wonderful
Than the love of women.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:26 Lit very friendly to

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“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been a good friend to me.
Your [a]love toward me was more wonderful
Than the love of women.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:26 Jonathan graciously accepted God’s choice of David as the next ruler of Israel, and supported him, honored him, and wanted the very best for him.

26 I grieve(A) for you, Jonathan(B) my brother;(C)
    you were very dear to me.
Your love for me was wonderful,(D)
    more wonderful than that of women.

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26 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.

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