1 Samuel 18:1

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Summary

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

The soul of jonathan

Colossians 2:2

Loved him

Bible References

The soul of jonathan

“So if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us—his life is wrapped up with the boy’s life—

So all the men of Israel gathered united against the city.

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge.”

Teach me Your way, Yahweh,
and I will live by Your truth.
Give me an undivided mind to fear Your name.

I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery—Christ.

Loved him

Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself.

so he told him: “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning and hide in a secret place and stay there.

Jonathan once again swore to David in his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and worship other gods’—which neither you nor your fathers have known,

I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother.
You were such a friend to me.
Your love for me was more wonderful
than the love of women.

A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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