1 Samuel 18:1
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Saul Comes to Fear David
18:1When David1 had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship.2 Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.3
Footnotes
- 1 Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Heb “the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David.”
- 3 Heb “like his [own] soul.” On the nature of Jonathan’s love for David, see J. A. Thompson, “The Significance of the Verb Love in the David-Jonathan Narratives in 1 Samuel,” 24 (1974): 334–38.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself.
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NLTNew Living Translation
After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
When he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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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