1 Samuel 18:1
When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
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- Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- 1 Samuel 20:17 Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.