1 Samuel 18:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

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  • 1 Sam 20:8-9 : 8 So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father? 9 And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it? 10 Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer? 11 And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country. 12 And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news? 13 May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father. 14 And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death! 15 And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth. 16 And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible. 17 And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
  • 1 Sam 23:18 : 18 And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.
  • 2 Sam 9:1-3 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan? 2 Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am. 3 And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.
  • 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

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  • 1 Sam 20:15-17
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    91%

    15And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

    16And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

    17And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

  • 1 Sam 18:1-2
    2 verses
    89%

    1Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

    2And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.

  • 1 Sam 23:16-18
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    81%

    16And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

    17And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

    18And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

  • 1 Sam 18:4
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    4And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

  • 1 Sam 20:2-4
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    2And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.

    3But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.

    4Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

  • 1 Sam 20:41-42
    2 verses
    76%

    41And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

    42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.

  • 2 Sam 1:25-26
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    75%

    25How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.

    26I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-7
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    74%

    1And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.

    2And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:

    3And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.

    4And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:

    5For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?

    6And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

    7Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    74%

    17Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

  • 1 Sam 20:11-13
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    73%

    11And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.

    12And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?

    13May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 16:21
    72%

    21And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.

  • 1 Sam 20:8-9
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    72%

    8So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

    9And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?

  • 1 Sam 20:32-35
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    71%

    32And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?

    33And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.

    34So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.

    35Now in the morning, Jonathan went out into the fields at the time he had said to David, and he had a little boy with him.

  • 1 Sam 14:44-45
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    71%

    44And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

    45And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.

  • 1 Sam 20:28
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    28And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,

  • 1 Sam 18:16
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    16But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
    70%

    28And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    69%

    22And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.

  • 2 Sam 1:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.

    23Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

  • 2 Sam 21:7
    69%

    7But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    69%

    22So on the day of the fight at Michmash, not a sword or a spear was to be seen in the hands of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan: only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

  • 1 Sam 14:7
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    7And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart.

  • 2 Sam 1:12
    69%

    12And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

  • 1 Sam 14:39-40
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    69%

    39For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

    40Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you.

  • 1 Sam 14:13
    69%

    13And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him.

  • 1 Sam 14:42
    69%

    42And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.