1Sa 18:1, 25:29, 2Sa 18:33 | ESV | STEP | As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul , the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David , and Jonathan loved him as his own soul .

a ch. 20:17; Deut. 13:6; [ch. 19:2; 2 Sam. 1:26]

d[See ver. 24 above]

1 Samuel 18:1

David and Jonathan’s Friendship

1 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan ^aloved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 25:29

29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies ^bhe shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.

2 Samuel 18:33

33 ^{▼▼Ch 19:1 in Hebrew} And the king was deeply moved and went up ^dto the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, ^e“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”