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 25:29

25:29 When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag ⁴  of the living by the Lord your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket!

1 Samuel 25:2

David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal

25:2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; ⁵  he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

1 Samuel 18:1

Saul Comes to Fear David

18:1 When David ⁶  had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. ⁷  Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life. ⁸ 

[18:1]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ² tn Heb “the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David.”

[18:1]  ³ tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

[25:29]  ⁴ tn Cf. KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “bundle”; NLT “treasure pouch.”

[25:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “great.”

[18:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David.”

[18:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”