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1 Samuel 18:1-3
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1 Samuel 18:1-3
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Jonathan’s Covenant with David
18 When David[a] had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.(A) 2 Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house.(B) 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul.
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1 Samuel 18:8
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1 Samuel 18:8
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8 Saul was very angry, for this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom?”(A)
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1 Samuel 18:9
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1 Samuel 18:9
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9 So Saul eyed David from that day on.
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