1Sa 18:1-4, 20:14-17, 42 | 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]

b[ch. 17:15]

c[See ver. 1 above]

d 2 Sam. 9:1, 3, 7; 21:7

f[ch. 25:22; Josh. 22:23]

h ch. 18:1, 3

i ver. 13; ch. 1:17

j ver. 23

k ver. 15

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.

1 Samuel 20:14-17

14 If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die; 15 ^dand do not cut off ^{▼▼Or but if I die, do not cut off} your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, ^f“May ^{▼▼Septuagint earth, 16let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may} the Lord take vengeance on David’s enemies.” 17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, ^hfor he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:42

42 Then Jonathan said to David, ⁱ“Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, ^j‘The Lord shall be between me and you, ^kand between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. ^{▼▼This sentence is 21:1 in Hebrew}