THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 23:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.
וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב דָּוִד֙ בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן הָלַ֥ךְ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 18:3And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for he loved him as his own soul.
- 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.
- 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 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?
- 1 Sam 20:12Jonathan said to David: O Lord God of Israel, if I shall discover my father's mind, to morrow, or the day after, and there be any thing good for David, and I send not immediately to thee, and make it known to thee,
- 1 Sam 20:17And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.