1 Samuel 18:1

+ 18:1 Verses 1 to 5 are not in the Vatican codex. Alex. has the following. And it came to pass when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David and David loved him + 18:1 Gr. according to. as his own soul.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And Saul took him in that day, and did not suffer him to return to his father's house.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:6And if your brother by your father or mother, or your son, or daughter, or your wife in your bosom, or friend who is equal to your own soul, entreat you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known,

1 Samuel 14:1And when a certain day arrived, Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to Messab of the Philistines that is on the other side yonder; but he told not his father.

1 Samuel 18:3And Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 19:2And Jonathan, Saul's son, + 19:2 Gr. chose, q.d. dilexit. loved David much: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul seeks to kill you: take heed to yourself therefore to-morrow morning, and hide yourself, and dwell in secret.

1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.

1 Samuel 23:18So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David lived in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.

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 →

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