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I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant have you been to me: Your love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.
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A Model of Sacrificial Love
Commentators explain that Jonathan's love was 'wonderful' because it was entirely selfless. As the heir to the throne, Jonathan loved and protected David, his rival, even risking his own life and his relationship with his father, King Saul. This serves as a powerful biblical example of a friendship that defies self-interest and personal gain.
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19th Century
Anglican
Passing the love of women. — By this strong expression, comparing Jonathan’s love for David to that of the faithful wife …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan So he was, not only by nation and religion, but by affinity, having mar…
Presbyterian
Kasheth, or —the bow,— probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not, and says nothing of …