I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed!
A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.
When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.