1Sa 18:1-3 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul , that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David , and Jonathan loved him as himself .

1 Samuel 18:1-3

1 Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that ^athe soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and ^bJonathan loved him as himself. 2 Saul took him that day and ^cdid not let him return to his father’s house. 3 Then ^dJonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.