1 Samuel 18:2

And Saul took him, that day,—and suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

In Context

1And 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, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.

3And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,—because he loved him as his own soul.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:21And David came in unto Saul,—and stood before him,—and he loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.

1 Samuel 19:7And Jonathan called for David, and Jonathan told him all these things,—and Jonathan brought in David unto Saul, and so he was in his presence, as aforetime.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:2-6

Jonathan's Love to David. ( b. c. 1060.) 1 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. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and… Read the whole commentary →

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