1 Samuel 18:1-4 Modern English Version (MEV)

1. When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2. And Saul took him that day and would not permit him to return home to his father’s house.

3. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him as his own soul.

4. So Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, even his garments, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

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