Rut 1:16, 1Sa 18:3, 19:2, 20:17, 23:16, 2Sa 1:26, 2Sa 9, Pro 18:24, 19:7 | ESV | STEP | But Ruth said , Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go , and where you lodge I will lodge . Your people shall be my people , and your God my God .

16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. ^aYour people shall be my people, and your God my God.

1 Samuel 18:3

3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because ^bhe loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 19:2

2 And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself.

1 Samuel 20:17

17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, ^cfor he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1 Samuel 23:16

16 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.

2 Samuel 1:26

26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
^dyour love to me was extraordinary,
surpassing the love of women.

2 Samuel 9

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may ^eshow him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was ^fZiba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show ^gthe kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of ^hJonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” 4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of ⁱMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And ^jMephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, ^kfor I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and ^lyou shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for ^ma dead dog such as I?”

9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson. 10 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master’s grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson ⁿshall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had ^ofifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ^pate at David’s ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew my} table, like one of the king’s sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, ^rwhose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for ^she ate always at the king’s table. Now ^the was lame in both his feet.

Proverbs 18:24

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but ^uthere is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:7

7 ^vAll a poor man’s brothers hate him;
^whow much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain}