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

And now if I came to thy servant my father, and the youth not with us, for his soul is bound upon his soul,

And they will be gathered together every man of Israel against the city, associated as one man.

And David will go forth before them, and he will answer and say to them, If for peace ye came to me to help me, the heart will be together with you: and if to deceive me to mine enemy, in not being violence in my hand, the God of our fathers will see and decide

Teach me, O Jehovah, thy way; I will go in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

That their hearts might be comforted, being joined together in love, and to all the riches of the complete certainty of the understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and the Father, and of Christ;

Loved him

And Jonathan and David will cut out a covenant in his loving him as his soul

And Jonathan will announce to David, saying, Saul my father is seeking to kill thee: and at this time, watch now, in the morning, and dwell in secret and hide.

And Jonathan will add to cause David to swear in his loving him; as loving his soul he loved him.

When thy brother, the son of thy mother, shall entice thee, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thy soul, in secret, saying, We will go and serve other gods which thou knewest not, thou, and thy fathers;

Distress to me for thee, my brother Jonathan: thou wert sweet to me exceedingly: thy love to me was wonderful above the love of women.

A man of friends for making friendship: and there is love attaching more than a brother.