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1 Samuel 18:3

DavidJonathan
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1 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.

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

4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

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BSB
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
KJV
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
WEB
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
ASV
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
DARBY
And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
BLB
And cut Jonathan and David a covenant, in his love for him as his own soul.
ÅB
Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
OTB
Da inngikk Jonatan en pakt med David, og han var hengiven til ham; som til sin egen sjel.
B1930
Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:42

    And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:8–17

    Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

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  • 2 Samuel 21:7

    But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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  • 2 Samuel 9:1–3

    And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

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  • 1 Samuel 23:18

    And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

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