1 Samuel 18:3
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.”1 Samuel 18:3
What Does 1 Samuel 18:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 18:3 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 18, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Friendship.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 18:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:17“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”1 Samuel 18:1“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”1 Samuel 20:8“Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”1 Samuel 20:42“And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.”1 Samuel 23:18“And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.”2 Samuel 21:7“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.”1 Samuel 20:17“And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.”1 Samuel 22:8“That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”2 Samuel 9:1“And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”Philippians 2:20“For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.”Deuteronomy 13:6“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”1 Samuel 20:16“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”1 Samuel 20:41“And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.”Genesis 21:27“And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.”Genesis 21:32“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”2 Kings 11:4“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.”1 Chronicles 12:17“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”2 Chronicles 23:1“And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.”
People & Places
DavidJonathan
Study 1 Samuel 18:3 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist