Parallel 2SA 1:0

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HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

2 Samuel 1 General Notes

Structure and Formatting

Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetic song in 1:19–27.This chapter continues the material from 1 Samuel.

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

David’s funeral song

David praised Saul and Jonathan as great warriors and Jonathan as his dearest friend.

Translation Issues in This Chapter

Synecdoche

David used two figures of speech to express that Jonathan and Saul were great warriors: “the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.” (See: figs-synecdoche)

Parallelism

David's funeral song uses a lot of parallelism, where similar ideas are repeated for emphasis. (See: writing-poetry)