17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; (A)for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

Then Jonathan and David made a (A)covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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Saul Resents David

18 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, (A)the [a]soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, (B)and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:1 life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of

26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been very pleasant to me;
(A)Your love to me was wonderful,
Surpassing the love of women.

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(A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, (B)the wife [a]of your bosom, or your friend (C)who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 13:6 Whom you cherish

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