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1 Samuel 18:1
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1 Samuel 18:1
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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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1 Samuel 18:1
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1 Samuel 18:1
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Saul’s Growing Fear of David
18 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan(A) became one in spirit with David, and he loved(B) him as himself.(C)
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)
1 Samuel 20:17
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1 Samuel 20:17
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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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1 Samuel 20:17
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1 Samuel 20:17
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17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath(A) out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
2 Samuel 1:26
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2 Samuel 1:26
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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.
2 Samuel 1:26
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2 Samuel 1:26
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Genesis 44:30
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Genesis 44:30
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30 “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life,
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Genesis 44:30
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Genesis 44:30
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30 “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father,(A) and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy’s life,(B)
Colossians 2:2
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Colossians 2:2
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2 that (A)their hearts may be encouraged, being (B)knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of (C)God's mystery, which is Christ,
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Colossians 2:2
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Colossians 2:2
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2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(B) of God, namely, Christ,
1 Samuel 18:3
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1 Samuel 18:3
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3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because (A)he loved him as his own soul.
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1 Samuel 18:3
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1 Samuel 18:3
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3 And Jonathan made a covenant(A) with David because he loved him as himself.
Deuteronomy 13:6
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Deuteronomy 13:6
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6 (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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- Deuteronomy 13:6 Hebrew the wife of your bosom
Deuteronomy 13:6
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Deuteronomy 13:6
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6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices(A) you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods”(B) (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,
Psalm 86:11
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Psalm 86:11
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11 (A)Teach me your way, O Lord,
that I may (B)walk in your truth;
(C)unite my heart to fear your name.
Psalm 86:11
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Psalm 86:11
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1 Chronicles 12:17
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1 Chronicles 12:17
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17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.”
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1 Chronicles 12:17
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1 Chronicles 12:17
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17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.”
1 Samuel 14:1-14
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1 Samuel 14:1-14
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Jonathan Defeats the Philistines
14 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. 2 Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah in the pomegranate cave[a] at (A)Migron. The people who were with him were about (B)six hundred men, 3 including (C)Ahijah the son of Ahitub, (D)Ichabod's brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord (E)in Shiloh, (F)wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. 4 Within (G)the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of (H)Geba.
6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these (I)uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, (J)for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” 7 And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish.[b] Behold, I am with you heart and soul.” 8 Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them. 9 If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.” 11 So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming (K)out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.” 12 And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.” 13 Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him. 14 And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre[c] of land.
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- 1 Samuel 14:2 Or under the pomegranate [tree]
- 1 Samuel 14:7 Septuagint Do all that your mind inclines to
- 1 Samuel 14:14 Hebrew a yoke
1 Samuel 14:1-14
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1 Samuel 14:1-14
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14 1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
2 Saul was staying(A) on the outskirts of Gibeah(B) under a pomegranate tree(C) in Migron.(D) With him were about six hundred men, 3 among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod’s(E) brother Ahitub(F) son of Phinehas, the son of Eli,(G) the Lord’s priest in Shiloh.(H) No one was aware that Jonathan had left.
4 On each side of the pass(I) that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez and the other Seneh. 5 One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba.(J)
6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised(K) men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing(L) can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many(M) or by few.(N)”
7 “Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
8 Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. 9 If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign(O) that the Lord has given them into our hands.(P)”
11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. “Look!” said the Philistines. “The Hebrews(Q) are crawling out of the holes they were hiding(R) in.” 12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.(S)”
So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand(T) of Israel.”
13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. 14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.
Judges 20:11
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Judges 20:11
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11 So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.
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Judges 20:11
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Judges 20:11
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11 So all the Israelites got together and united as one against the city.(A)
1 Samuel 19:2
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1 Samuel 19:2
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2 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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1 Samuel 19:2
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1 Samuel 19:2
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2 and warned him, “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding(A) and stay there.
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