1 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan *ch. 20:17;Deut. 13:6;[ch. 19:2;2 Sam. 1:26]loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day *[ch. 17:15]and would not let him return to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because *[See ver. 1above]he loved him as his own soul.