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1 Samuel 18:1

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And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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BSB
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
KJV
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
WEB
When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
ASV
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
DARBY
And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
BLB
And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
ÅB
Etter hans samtale med Saul droges Jonatans sjel til David, og Jonatan fikk ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
OTB
Etter at han hadde sluttet å tale med Saul, ble Jonatan dypt knyttet til David, slik at Jonatan var hengiven til ham; som til sin egen sjel.
B1930
Efter hans samtale med Saul droges Jonatans sjel til David, og Jonatan fikk ham kjær som sitt eget liv.

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  • Proverbs 18:24

    A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:17

    And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:26

    I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:3

    Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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  • Colossians 2:2

    That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

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  • Genesis 44:30

    Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;

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  • Deuteronomy 13:6

    If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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  • 1 Samuel 19:2

    But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

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