1 Samuel 18:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

NIV: And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

NASB: Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

CSB: Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself.

NLT: And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself.

KJV: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

NKJV: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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