1 Samuel 18:1
And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:6If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or daughter, or your wife who is in your bosom, or your friend, whom you love like your own soul, were willing to persuade you secretly, saying: ‘Let us go, and serve foreign gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known,
1 Samuel 14:1And it happened that, on a certain day, Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the youth who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is across from that place.” But he did not reveal this to his father.
1 Samuel 18:3Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
1 Samuel 19:2And Jonathan revealed it to David, saying: “Saul, my father, is seeking to kill you. Because of this, I ask you, take care for yourself in the morning. And you should conceal yourself and remain in hiding.
1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan continued to swear to David, because he loved him. For he loved him like his own soul.
1 Samuel 23:18Therefore, they both struck a pact before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods. But Jonathan returned to his house.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:1
In the course of the foregoing chapter we left David in triumph; now in this chapter we have, I. The improvement of his triumphs; he soon became, 1. Saul's constant attendant, ver. 2 . 2. Jonathan's covenant friend, ver. 1 , 3 , 4 . 3. The darling of his country, ver. 5 , 7 , 16 . II. The allays of his triumphs. This is the vanity that accompanies even a right work, that "for it a man is envied," Eccl. iv. 4 . So David was by Saul. 1. He hated him, and sought to kill him himself, ver. 8-11 . 2. He feared him, and… Read the whole commentary →