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

Loved him

Bible References

The soul of jonathan

If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

So all the men of Israel were banded together against the town, united like one man.

And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

Loved him

Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:

And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.