1 Samuel 17:57-18:4

New King James Version

⁵⁷ Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul ^(A)with the head of the Philistine in his hand. ⁵⁸ And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?”

So David answered, ^(B)“I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

Saul Resents David

18 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, ^(C)the ^[a]soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, ^(D)and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. ² Saul took him that day, ^(E)and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. ³ Then Jonathan and David made a ^(F)covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. ⁴ And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.