1 Samuel 18:1

Saul Comes to Fear David

18:1 When David 1  had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. 2  Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life. 3 

1 Samuel 18:3

18:3 Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life. 4 

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David.”

3 tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

4 tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”