How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan! They were together in life and in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

扫罗和约拿单，活时相悦相爱，死时也不分离。他们比鹰更快，比狮子还强。

扫罗和约拿单生时相悦相爱，死时也不分离。他们比鹰更快，比狮子还强。

扫罗和约拿单生时相悦相爱，死时也不分离。他们比鹰更快，比狮子还强。

“扫罗和约拿单深受爱戴，生死不分离。他们比鹰更敏捷，比狮子还强壮。

扫罗和约拿单，生时相亲相爱，死时也不分离。他们比鹰还快速，比狮子更勇猛。

掃羅和約拿單－活時相悅相愛，死時也不分離－他們比鷹更快，比獅子還強。

掃羅和約拿單生時相悅相愛，死時也不分離。他們比鷹更快，比獅子還強。

掃羅和約拿單生時相悅相愛，死時也不分離。他們比鷹更快，比獅子還強。

「掃羅和約拿單深受愛戴，生死不分離。他們比鷹更敏捷，比獅子還強壯。

掃羅和約拿單，生時相親相愛，死時也不分離。他們比鷹還快速，比獅子更勇猛。

『掃羅和約拿單、眾人所愛、又令人喜悅的、或活或死都不分離；他們比鷹更神速，比獅子還強壯。

掃羅和約拿單，生時相親相愛，死時也不分離。他們比鷹更快，比獅子更強！

掃羅及約拿單、生時相愛相悅、沒時亦弗相離、二人疾於鷹、強於獅、

掃羅及約拿單、生存之日、相愛相悅、雖至死亡、亦弗離逖。彼二人者疾於鷹、猛於獅。

掃羅與約拿單生時相愛相悅、死時亦不相離、惟彼二人、比鷹更捷、較獅愈猛、

Saul and Jonathan— in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

“ When they lived, Saul and Jonathan were loved and respected. When they died, they were not parted. They were faster than eagles. They were stronger than lions.

“ Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, And in their deaths they were not separated; They were swifter than eagles, They were mightier than lions.

“ Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan[ were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.

So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:“ What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied,“ If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!”

Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds! His chariots are like whirlwinds. His horses are swifter than eagles. How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!

“ The Lord will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,

Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons— Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua.The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.Saul groaned to his armor bearer,“ Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.” But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king.

Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.

Joab, Abishai, and Asahel— the three sons of Zeruiah— were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,

It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,

Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.

There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

“ That’s not true!” Jonathan protested.“ You’re not going to die. He always tells me everything he’s going to do, even the little things. I know my father wouldn’t hide something like this from me. It just isn’t so!”

After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.