Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Because he loved him
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Bible References
Because he loved him
1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Deuteronomy 13:6
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is as thine own soul, entices thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou have not known, thou,
2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant thou have been to me. Thy love to me was wonderful, exceeding the love of women.
Proverbs 18:24
He who makes many friends [does it] to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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1 Samuel 23:18
And those two made a covenant before LORD. And David abode in the forest, and Jonathan went to his house.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.