Verse
1 Samuel 18:1 — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul…
“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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The verses around 1 Samuel 18:1.
1And 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.
2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Verse explanation
The friendship between Jonathan and David is born the very instant David finishes speaking with Saul — an instant, intense bond that becomes one of the most striking relationships in the whole Bible.
From the 1 Samuel 18 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Samuel 18:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E succedeu que, acabando elle de fallar com Saul, a alma de Jonathan se ligou com a alma de David: e Jonathan o amou, como á sua propria alma.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E assim que ele acabou de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas se apegou à de Davi, e Jônatas o amou como à sua alma.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Después de que David terminó de hablar con Saúl, Jonatán se hizo gran amigo de David. Amaba a David como a sí mismo.
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More verses about friendship
- Proverbs 17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
- Ecclesiastes 4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath…
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