2 Samuel 9:1

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Summary

2 Samuel 9:1

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

Shew him

General references

1 Samuel 23:18

Bible References

Shew him

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.

When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan committed himself to David, and loved him as much as he loved himself.

If I continue to live, treat me with the Lord’s faithful love, but if I die,

Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God,

“Show loyalty to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite and let them be among those who eat at your table because they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple

—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”

“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple He loved standing there, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers,

and be compassionate and humble,

General references

Then the two of them made a covenant in the Lord’s presence. Afterward, David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.