Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 1 Samuel 18:1

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the soul of Jonathan: The modesty, piety, and courage of David were so congenial to the character of the amiable Jonathan, that they attracted his most cordial esteem and affection; so that the most intimate friendship subsisted between them from that time, and they loved each other with pure hearts fervently. Their friendship could not be affected by the common vicissitudes of life; and it exemplifies by fact what the ancients have written on the subject. Την φιλιαν ισοτητα ειναι, και μιαν ψυχην τον φιλον ετερον αυτον. "Friendship is an entire sameness, and one soul. a friend is another self." Sa1 14:1-14, Sa1 14:45; Gen 44:30; Jdg 20:11; Ch1 12:17; Psa 86:11; Col 2:2 loved him: Sa1 18:3, Sa1 19:2, Sa1 20:17; Deu 13:6; Sa2 1:26; Pro 18:24 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 18:2

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