and said,FOR THISREASONA MANSHALL LEAVEHIS FATHERAND MOTHERAND BE JOINEDTO HIS WIFE,AND THE TWOSHALL BECOMEONEFLESH'?
He was deeplyattractedto Dinahthe daughterof Jacob,and he lovedthe girland spoketenderlyto her.
"I am distressedfor you, my brotherJonathan;You have been verypleasantto me. Your loveto me was morewonderfulThanthe loveof women.
from the nationsconcerning whichthe LORDhad saidto the sonsof Israel,"You shall not associatewith them, norshall they associatewith you, [for] they will surelyturnyour heartawayaftertheir gods."Solomonheldfastto thesein love.
Listen,O daughter,giveattentionand inclineyour ear:Forgetyour peopleand your father'shouse;
My soulclingsto You; Your righthandupholdsme.
"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
"Sothey are no longertwo,but oneflesh.WhatthereforeGodhas joined together,let nomanseparate."
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
Ordo you not knowthat the one who joinshimself to a prostituteis onebody[with her]? For He says,"THE TWOSHALL BECOMEONEFLESH."
But becauseof immoralities,eachmanis to havehis ownwife,and eachwomanis to haveher ownhusband.
The wifedoes not haveauthority overher ownbody,but the husband[does]; and likewisealsothe husbanddoes not have authority overhis ownbody,but the wife[does].
FOR THISREASONA MANSHALL LEAVEHIS FATHERAND MOTHERAND SHALL BE JOINEDTO HIS WIFE,AND THE TWOSHALL BECOMEONEFLESH.
"You shall fearthe LORDyour God;you shall serveHim and clingto Him, and you shall swearby His name.
"For ifyou are carefulto keepallthiscommandmentwhichI am commandingyou to do,to lovethe LORDyour God,to walkin allHis waysand holdfastto Him,
"But you who heldfastto the LORDyour Godare alivetoday,everyoneof you.
Now it cameabout when he had finishedspeakingto Saul,that the soulof Jonathanwas knitto the soulof David,and Jonathanlovedhim as himself.
Davidhad also takenAhinoamof Jezreel,and they bothbecamehis wives.
