1 Samuel 18:2
1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
- KJV
- And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
- WEB
- Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
- ASV
- And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father`s house.
- DARBY
- And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
- BLB
- And Saul took him that day, and not anymore would he let him return to the house of his father.
- ÅB
- Samme dag tok Saul ham til seg og lot ham ikke mere få vende tilbake til sin fars hus.
- OTB
- Saul tok ham den dagen og tillot ham ikke å vende tilbake til sin fars hus.
- B1930
- Samme dag tok Saul ham til sig og lot ham ikke mere få vende tilbake til sin fars hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 17:15
but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
Read in context1 Samuel 16:21–23
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
Read in context