1 Samuel 18:3

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Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved his own life.

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  • 1 Sam 20:8-9 : 8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father? 9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew for certain that my father intended to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?" 10 David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?" 11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field. 12 Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?" 13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father. 14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die. 15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD demand an accounting of David's enemies." 17 And Jonathan had David swear again by his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,
  • 1 Sam 23:18 : 18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.
  • 2 Sam 9:1-3 : 1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" 2 Now there was a servant from Saul's household named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "I am your servant." 3 Then the king asked, "Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."
  • 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

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  • 1 Sam 20:15-17
    3 verses
    91%

    15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.

    16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD demand an accounting of David's enemies."

    17 And Jonathan had David swear again by his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

  • 1 Sam 18:1-2
    2 verses
    89%

    1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.

    2 From that day forward, Saul took David with him and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.

  • 1 Sam 23:16-18
    3 verses
    81%

    16 Then Jonathan, Saul's son, went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.

    17 He said to him, 'Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; you will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even Saul my father knows this.'

    18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

  • 1 Sam 18:4
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    4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his armor, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

  • 1 Sam 20:2-4
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    2 Jonathan said to him, "Far be it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing great or small without revealing it to me. Why then would my father hide this matter from me? It's not so!"

    3 But David swore again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be grieved.' But as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."

    4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

  • 1 Sam 20:41-42
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    76%

    41 When the boy had gone, David got up from the south side and fell facedown on the ground. He bowed three times, and then they kissed each other and wept together—David weeping the most.

    42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,

  • 2 Sam 1:25-26
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    25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

    26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more than the love of women.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-7
    7 verses
    74%

    1 Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2 Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

    3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding. I will speak with him about you, and if I learn anything, I will let you know.

    4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul, his father, saying, "The king should not sin against his servant David. He has done no wrong to you; on the contrary, his actions have greatly benefited you.

    5 He risked his life to kill the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin by shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?

    6 Saul listened to Jonathan and swore, "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death."

    7 Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    74%

    17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 1 Sam 20:11-13
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    11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field.

    12 Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?"

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 16:21
    72%

    21 When David came to Saul and stood before him, Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

  • 1 Sam 20:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

    9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew for certain that my father intended to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?"

  • 1 Sam 20:32-35
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    71%

    32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul and asked, 'Why should he be put to death? What has he done?'

    33 But Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

    34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger. He did not eat any food on the second day of the month, because he was grieved at his father’s shameful treatment of David.

    35 In the morning, Jonathan went out to the field to meet David at the appointed time, and he took a young boy with him.

  • 1 Sam 14:44-45
    2 verses
    71%

    44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.'

    45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.

  • 1 Sam 20:28
    70%

    28 Jonathan answered Saul, 'David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.'

  • 1 Sam 18:16
    70%

    16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
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    28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    69%

    22 Then Saul ordered his servants, 'Speak to David privately and say, "Look, the king likes you, and all his servants love you; now become his son-in-law."'

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

    22 From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

    23 Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely, in life and in death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

  • 2 Sam 21:7
    69%

    7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    69%

    22 So on the day of the battle, no sword or spear was found in the hands of the entire army with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan themselves.

  • 1 Sam 14:7
    69%

    7 His armor-bearer replied, 'Do everything you have in mind. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.'

  • 2 Sam 1:12
    69%

    12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  • 1 Sam 14:39-40
    2 verses
    69%

    39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word.

    40 Then Saul said to all Israel, 'You stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will stand on the other.' And the people said to Saul, 'Do whatever seems right to you.'

  • 1 Sam 14:13
    69%

    13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.

  • 1 Sam 14:42
    69%

    42 Saul said, 'Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.

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