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What allusions are used in the song hallelujah and why are they used

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The song, as Cohen wrote it, is rich with references to Jewish Scriptures, including further references to former shepherd and now King David and his stolen love Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11 v 2). David's fall from God's favour to his eventual restoration to God as one of Israel's most famous kings.

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