David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan
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David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan is a poetic elegy in the Hebrew Bible in which David mourns the deaths of King Saul and his son Jonathan, expressing profound grief and honoring their bravery.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible passage
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biblical poem ⓘ dirge ⓘ elegy ⓘ lament ⓘ |
| addresses | daughters of Israel ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Song of the Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Historical Books in the Christian Old Testament
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part of the Nevi’im in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| commandedToBeTaught | children of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
death of Jonathan
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death of Saul ⓘ fall of Israel’s leaders ⓘ |
| containsLine | How are the mighty fallen ⓘ |
| contextOf | battle of Mount Gilboa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expresses |
grief
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honor for the fallen ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| foundIn | 2 Samuel 1:17–27 ⓘ |
| function |
honoring fallen leaders of Israel
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public expression of royal grief ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary lament
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poetry ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | early Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
Hebrew lyric poetry
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parallelism ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | mountains of Gilboa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praises |
bravery of Jonathan
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bravery of Saul ⓘ military prowess of Saul and Jonathan ⓘ unity of Saul and Jonathan ⓘ |
| precedes | David’s anointing as king over Judah ⓘ |
| refrain | How are the mighty fallen ⓘ |
| relationshipHighlighted | David and Jonathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText | Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Jonathan
NERFINISHED
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Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ death in battle ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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heroism ⓘ love stronger than death ⓘ loyalty ⓘ national tragedy ⓘ |
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