Verse 1

And it came to pass, when he had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} unto Saul{H7586}, that the soul{H5315} of Jonathan{H3083} was knit{H7194}{(H8738)} with the soul{H5315} of David{H1732}, and Jonathan{H3083} loved{H157}{(H8799)} him as his own soul{H5315}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed{H6887}{(H8804)} for thee, my brother{H251} Jonathan{H3083}: very{H3966} pleasant{H5276}{(H8804)} hast thou been unto me: thy love{H160} to me was wonderful{H6381}{(H8738)}, passing the love{H160} of women{H802}.
  • Gen 44:30 : 30 Now therefore when I come{H935}{(H8800)} to thy servant{H5650} my father{H1}, and the lad{H5288} be not with us; seeing that his life{H5315} is bound up{H7194}{(H8803)} in the lad's life{H5315};
  • 1 Sam 20:17 : 17 And Jonathan{H3083} caused David{H1732} to swear{H7650}{(H8687)} again{H3254}{(H8686)}, because he loved{H160} him: for he loved{H157}{(H8804)} him as he loved{H160} his own soul{H5315}.
  • 1 Sam 19:2 : 2 But Jonathan{H3083} Saul's{H7586} son{H1121} delighted{H2654}{(H8804)} much{H3966} in David{H1732}: and Jonathan{H3083} told{H5046}{(H8686)} David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Saul{H7586} my father{H1} seeketh{H1245}{(H8764)} to kill{H4191}{(H8687)} thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to thyself until the morning{H1242}, and abide{H3427}{(H8804)} in a secret{H5643} place, and hide{H2244}{(H8738)} thyself:
  • Deut 13:6 : 6 If thy brother{H251}, the son{H1121} of thy mother{H517}, or thy son{H1121}, or thy daughter{H1323}, or the wife{H802} of thy bosom{H2436}, or thy friend{H7453}, which is as thine own soul{H5315}, entice{H5496}{(H8686)} thee secretly{H5643}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which thou hast not known{H3045}{(H8804)}, thou, nor thy fathers{H1};
  • Judg 20:11 : 11 So all the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} were gathered{H622}{(H8735)} against the city{H5892}, knit together{H2270} as one{H259} man{H376}.
  • 1 Sam 14:1-9 : 1 Now it came to pass upon a day{H3117}, that Jonathan{H3129} the son{H1121} of Saul{H7586} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the young man{H5288} that bare{H5375}{(H8802)} his armour{H3627}, Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us go over{H5674}{(H8799)} to the Philistines{H6430}' garrison{H4673}, that is on the other side{H5676}{H1975}. But he told{H5046}{(H8689)} not his father{H1}. 2 And Saul{H7586} tarried{H3427}{(H8802)} in the uttermost{H7097} part of Gibeah{H1390} under a pomegranate tree{H7416} which is in Migron{H4051}: and the people{H5971} that were with him were about six{H8337} hundred{H3967} men{H376}; 3 And Ahiah{H281}, the son{H1121} of Ahitub{H285}, Ichabod's{H350} brother{H251}, the son{H1121} of Phinehas{H6372}, the son{H1121} of Eli{H5941}, the LORD'S{H3068} priest{H3548} in Shiloh{H7887}, wearing{H5375}{(H8802)} an ephod{H646}. And the people{H5971} knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not that Jonathan{H3129} was gone{H1980}{(H8804)}. 4 And between the passages{H4569}, by which Jonathan{H3129} sought{H1245}{(H8765)} to go over{H5674}{(H8800)} unto the Philistines{H6430}' garrison{H4673}, there was a sharp{H8127} rock{H5553} on the one side{H5676}, and a sharp{H8127} rock{H5553} on the other side{H5676}: and the name{H8034} of the one{H259} was Bozez{H949}, and the name{H8034} of the other{H259} Seneh{H5573}. 5 The forefront{H8127} of the one{H259} was situate{H4690} northward{H6828} over against{H4136} Michmash{H4363}, and the other{H259} southward{H5045} over against{H4136} Gibeah{H1387}. 6 And Jonathan{H3083} said{H559}{(H8799)} to the young man{H5288} that bare{H5375}{(H8802)} his armour{H3627}, Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us go over{H5674}{(H8799)} unto the garrison{H4673} of these uncircumcised{H6189}: it may be that the LORD{H3068} will work{H6213}{(H8799)} for us: for there is no restraint{H4622} to the LORD{H3068} to save{H3467}{(H8687)} by many{H7227} or by few{H4592}. 7 And his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Do{H6213}{(H8798)} all that is in thine heart{H3824}: turn{H5186}{(H8798)} thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart{H3824}. 8 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Jonathan{H3083}, Behold, we will pass over{H5674}{(H8802)} unto these men{H582}, and we will discover{H1540}{(H8738)} ourselves unto them. 9 If they say{H559}{(H8799)} thus unto us, Tarry{H1826}{(H8798)} until we come{H5060}{(H8687)} to you; then we will stand still{H5975}{(H8804)} in our place, and will not go up{H5927}{(H8799)} unto them. 10 But if they say{H559}{(H8799)} thus, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} unto us; then we will go up{H5927}{(H8804)}: for the LORD{H3068} hath delivered{H5414}{(H8804)} them into our hand{H3027}: and this shall be a sign{H226} unto us. 11 And both{H8147} of them discovered{H1540}{(H8735)} themselves unto the garrison{H4673} of the Philistines{H6430}: and the Philistines{H6430} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, the Hebrews{H5680} come forth{H3318}{(H8802)} out of the holes{H2356} where they had hid{H2244}{(H8694)} themselves. 12 And the men{H582} of the garrison{H4675} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} Jonathan{H3129} and his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} to us, and we will shew{H3045}{(H8686)} you a thing{H1697}. And Jonathan{H3129} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} after{H310} me: for the LORD{H3068} hath delivered{H5414}{(H8804)} them into the hand{H3027} of Israel{H3478}. 13 And Jonathan{H3129} climbed up{H5927}{(H8799)} upon his hands{H3027} and upon his feet{H7272}, and his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627} after{H310} him: and they fell{H5307}{(H8799)} before{H6440} Jonathan{H3129}; and his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627} slew{H4191}{(H8789)} after{H310} him. 14 And that first{H7223} slaughter{H4347}, which Jonathan{H3129} and his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627} made{H5221}{(H8689)}, was about twenty{H6242} men{H376}, within as it were an half{H2677} acre{H4618} of land{H7704}, which a yoke{H6776} of oxen might plow.
  • 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 And the people{H5971} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Saul{H7586}, Shall Jonathan{H3129} die{H4191}{(H8799)}, who hath wrought{H6213}{(H8804)} this great{H1419} salvation{H3444} in Israel{H3478}? God forbid{H2486}: as the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, there shall not one hair{H8185} of his head{H7218} fall{H5307}{(H8799)} to the ground{H776}; for he hath wrought{H6213}{(H8804)} with God{H430} this day{H3117}. So the people{H5971} rescued{H6299}{(H8799)} Jonathan{H3129}, that he died{H4191}{(H8804)} not.
  • 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan{H3083} and David{H1732} made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285}, because he loved{H160} him as his own soul{H5315}.
  • 1 Chr 12:17 : 17 And David{H1732} went out{H3318}{(H8799)} to meet{H6440} them, and answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, If ye be come{H935}{(H8804)} peaceably{H7965} unto me to help{H5826}{(H8800)} me, mine heart{H3824} shall be knit{H3162} unto you: but if ye be come to betray{H7411}{(H8763)} me to mine enemies{H6862}, seeing there is no{H3808} wrong{H2555} in mine hands{H3709}, the God{H430} of our fathers{H1} look{H7200}{(H8799)} thereon, and rebuke{H3198}{(H8686)} it.
  • Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach{H3384}{H8685)} me thy way{H1870}, O LORD{H3068}; I will walk{H1980}{H8762)} in thy truth{H571}: unite{H3161}{H8761)} my heart{H3824} to fear{H3372}{H8800)} thy name{H8034}.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man{H376} that hath friends{H7453} must shew himself friendly{H7489}{(H8710)}: and there is{H3426} a friend{H157}{(H8802)} that sticketh closer{H1695} than a brother{H251}.
  • Col 2:2 : 2 That{G2443} their{G846} hearts{G2588} might be comforted{G3870}{(G5686)}, being knit together{G4822}{(G5685)} in{G1722} love{G26}, and{G2532} unto{G1519} all{G3956} riches{G4149} of the full assurance{G4136} of understanding{G4907}, to{G1519} the acknowledgement{G1922} of the mystery{G3466} of God{G2316}, and{G2532} of the Father{G3962}, and{G2532} of Christ{G5547};