1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Leeser Tanakh
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In Context
2And Saul took him on that day, and would not permit him to go home to his father's house.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:6(13:7) 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 [dear to thee] as thy own soul, should entice thee, in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou dost not know, either thou, or thy fathers;
1 Samuel 14:1Now it happened one day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' outpost, that is on the other side yonder. But unto his father he told nothing.
1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because of his loving him as his own soul.
1 Samuel 19:2And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee; now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 23:18And they made, both of them, a covenant before the Lord: and David remained in the forest; but Jonathan went 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 →