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1 Samuel 18:1

After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

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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.

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.Towhen finished heH3615 →
לְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.Berto speakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ve.Ne.feshand [the] self ofH5315 →
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathanH3083 →
נִקְשְׁרָ֖הnik.she.Rahit was boundH7194 →
בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshwith [the] self ofH5315 →
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732 →
וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvai.ye.'e.ha.vovand he loved himH157 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083 →
כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.Sholike own self hisH5315 →

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Proverbs 18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.Colossians 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,Genesis 44:30So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,1 Samuel 19:2so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?1 Chronicles 12:17And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”Judges 20:11So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.1 Samuel 14:1–14One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.Psalms 86:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.Philippians 2:20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.1 Samuel 19:1Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

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David and Jonathan — Gustave Doré

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Saul Attempts to Kill David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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