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# 2 Samuel 1 General Notes
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### Structure and formatting
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Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetic song in 1:19-27.
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This chapter continues the material from 1 Samuel.
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### David's funeral song
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David praised Saul and Jonathan as great warriors and Jonathan as his dearest friend.
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### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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#### Synecdoche
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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: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Links:
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* __[2 Samuel 1:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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* [2 Samuel intro](../front/intro.md)
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__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
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