1. 2 Samuel 1:25 (ESV)
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Why did David focus in on Jonathan?

2 Samuel 1:25 (ESV)

25 “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! “Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

Having spent time lamenting the deaths of Saul and Jonathan in a more general sense, David now added more personal content to his poem in order to better mourn his friend.1

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