2 Samuel 1:23 · WEB
“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.”
— 2 Samuel 1:23
Speaker
David
Era
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
eulogy
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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