2 Samuel 23:32

23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan

2 Samuel 1:17

David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan

1:17 Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

2 Samuel 1:25

1:25 How the warriors have fallen

in the midst of battle!

Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

2 Samuel 21:21

21:21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.

2 Samuel 21:7

21:7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

2 Samuel 1:22

1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors,

the bow of Jonathan was not turned away.

The sword of Saul never returned ¹  empty.

2 Samuel 1:26

1:26 I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan!

You were very dear to me.

Your love was more special to me than the love of women.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ² Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ³  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 9:6

9:6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. ⁴  David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.” ⁵ 

2 Samuel 21:13

21:13 David ⁶  brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.

2 Samuel 1:12

1:12 They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

2 Samuel 9:7

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 21:12

21:12 he ⁸  went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan ⁹  from the leaders ¹⁰  of Jabesh Gilead. (They had secretly taken ¹¹  them from the plaza at Beth Shan. It was there that Philistines ¹²  publicly exposed their corpses ¹³  after ¹⁴  they ¹⁵  had killed Saul at Gilboa.)

[1:22]  ¹ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form is used here to indicate repeated past action.

[9:1]  ¹ sn 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he fell on his face and bowed down.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “Look, your servant.”

[21:13]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

[21:12]  ¹ tn Heb “David.” For stylistic reasons the name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation.

[21:12]  ² tn Heb “the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son.” See also v. 13.

[21:12]  ³ tn Heb “lords.”

[21:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “stolen.”

[21:12]  ⁵ tc Against the MT, this word is better read without the definite article. The MT reading is probably here the result of wrong word division, with the letter ה (he) belonging with the preceding word שָׁם (sham) as the he directive (i.e., שָׁמָּה, samah, “to there”).

[21:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “had hung them.”

[21:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the day.”

[21:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “Philistines.”