1 Samuel 18:1

Good News Translation

Saul and David finished their conversation. After that, Saul's son Jonathan was deeply attracted to David and came to love him as much as he loved himself.

Cross References

Genesis 44:30

“And now, sir,” Judah continued, “if I go back to my father without the boy, as soon as he sees that the boy is not with me, he will die. His life is wrapped up with the life of the boy, and he is so old that the sorrow we would cause him would kill him.

2 Samuel 1:26

“I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan; how dear you were to me! How wonderful was your love for me, better even than the love of women.

1 Chronicles 12:17

David went to meet them and said, “If you are coming as friends to help me, you are welcome here. Join us! But if you intend to betray me to my enemies, even though I have not tried to hurt you, the God of our ancestors will know it and punish you.”

Psalm 86:11

Teach me, Lord, what you want me to do, and I will obey you faithfully; teach me to serve you with complete devotion.

Proverbs 18:24

Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

Deuteronomy 13:6

“Even your brother or your son or your daughter or the wife you love or your closest friend may secretly encourage you to worship other gods, gods that you and your ancestors have never worshiped.

Colossians 2:2

I do this in order that they may be filled with courage and may be drawn together in love, and so have the full wealth of assurance which true understanding brings. In this way they will know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

Judges 20:11

So all the men in Israel assembled with one purpose—to attack the town.

1 Samuel 14:45

But the people said to Saul, “Will Jonathan, who won this great victory for Israel, be put to death? No! We promise by the living Lord that he will not lose even a hair from his head. What he did today was done with God's help.” So the people saved Jonathan from being put to death.

1 Samuel 18:3

Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul told his son Jonathan and all his officials that he planned to kill David. But Jonathan was very fond of David,

1 Samuel 19:2

and so he told him, “My father is trying to kill you. Please be careful tomorrow morning; hide in some secret place and stay there.

1 Samuel 20:17

Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 20:8

Please do me this favor, and keep the sacred promise you made to me. But if I'm guilty, kill me yourself! Why take me to your father to be killed?”

1 Samuel 22:8

Is that why you are plotting against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made an alliance with David. No one is concerned about me or tells me that David, one of my own men, is right now looking for a chance to kill me, and that my son has encouraged him!”

1 Samuel 23:18

The two of them made a sacred promise of friendship to each other. David stayed at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.