1 Samuel 18:3

18:3 Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life. ¹ 

1 Samuel 18:2

18:2 Saul retained David ²  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

1 Samuel 9:1

Samuel Meets with Saul

9:1 There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

[18:3]  ¹ tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

[18:2]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.