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1 Samuel 18:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 18 · verse 1
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.1 Samuel 18:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 18:1 in context
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.
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- speakingdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- lovedʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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David was anointed to the crown to take it out of Saul's hand, and over Jonathan's head, and yet here we find, I. That Saul, who was now in possession of the crown, reposed a confidence in him, God so ordering it, that he might by his preferment at court be prepared for future service.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5