David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan
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David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan is a poetic elegy in the Hebrew Bible in which David mourns the deaths of King Saul and his son Jonathan, expressing profound grief and honoring their bravery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan canonical | 1 |
| “David’s Lamentation” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4887633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan Context triple: [Saul–David conflict, includesEvent, David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan]
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A.
The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)
"The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)" is a contemplative, biblically inspired song by Joni Mitchell that reflects on the suffering and spiritual struggle of the figure of Job.
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B.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
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C.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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D.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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E.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan Target entity description: David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan is a poetic elegy in the Hebrew Bible in which David mourns the deaths of King Saul and his son Jonathan, expressing profound grief and honoring their bravery.
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A.
The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)
"The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)" is a contemplative, biblically inspired song by Joni Mitchell that reflects on the suffering and spiritual struggle of the figure of Job.
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B.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
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C.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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D.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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E.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible passage
ⓘ
biblical poem ⓘ dirge ⓘ elegy ⓘ lament ⓘ |
| addresses | daughters of Israel ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Song of the Bow ⓘ |
| author | David ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Historical Books in the Christian Old Testament
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part of the Nevi’im in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| commandedToBeTaught |
children of Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Judah
|
| commemorates |
death of Jonathan
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death of Saul ⓘ fall of Israel’s leaders ⓘ |
| containsLine | How are the mighty fallen ⓘ |
| contextOf |
battle of Mount Gilboa
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linked to:
battle of Gilboa
|
| expresses |
grief
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honor for the fallen ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| foundIn | 2 Samuel 1:17–27 ⓘ |
| function |
honoring fallen leaders of Israel
ⓘ
public expression of royal grief ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary lament
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poetry ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | early Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
Hebrew lyric poetry
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parallelism ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace |
mountains of Gilboa
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linked to:
Gilboa Mountains
|
| partOf |
Second Book of Samuel
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linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| praises |
bravery of Jonathan
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bravery of Saul ⓘ military prowess of Saul and Jonathan ⓘ unity of Saul and Jonathan ⓘ |
| precedes | David’s anointing as king over Judah ⓘ |
| refrain | How are the mighty fallen ⓘ |
| relationshipHighlighted | David and Jonathan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText | Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| subject |
Jonathan
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Saul ⓘ death in battle ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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heroism ⓘ love stronger than death ⓘ loyalty ⓘ national tragedy ⓘ |
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Subject: David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan Description of subject: David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan is a poetic elegy in the Hebrew Bible in which David mourns the deaths of King Saul and his son Jonathan, expressing profound grief and honoring their bravery.
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