THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 18:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for he loved him as his own soul.
וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 20:8Deal mercifully then with thy servant: for thou hast brought me, thy servant, into a covenant of the Lord with thee. But if there be any iniquity in me, do thou kill me, and bring me not in to thy father.
- 1 Sam 20:17And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.
- 1 Sam 20:42And Jonathan said to David: Go in peace: and let all stand that we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying: The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever.
- 2 Sam 21:7And the king spared Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord, that had been between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
- 2 Sam 9:1And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?
- 2 Sam 9:3And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto Him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.
- 1 Sam 23:18And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.