David and Jonathan's Friendship

18 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan (A)loved him as his own soul.

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17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, (A)for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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(A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or (B)the wife you embrace[a] or your friend (C)who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ (D)which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 13:6 Hebrew the wife of your bosom

And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself.

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26     I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
    (A)your love to me was extraordinary,
    surpassing the love of women.

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