1Sa 18:1-4 | 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]

c[See ver. 1 above]

1 Samuel 18:1-4

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. 2 And Saul took him that day ^band would not let him return to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because ^che loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.