1Sa 18:3 Cross References
1 Samuel 18:3
3: And Jonathan made a special vow to be David's friend,
1 Samuel 20:8
- Show me this kindness as my sworn friend--for we made a covenant together before the LORD--or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don't betray me to him!"
- "Never!" Jonathan exclaimed. "You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once."
- Then David asked, "How will I know whether or not your father is angry?"
- "Come out to the field with me," Jonathan replied. And they went out there together.
- Then Jonathan told David, "I promise by the LORD, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favorably about you, I will let you know.
1 Samuel 20:42
- At last Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have made a pact in the LORD's name. We have entrusted each other and each other's children into the LORD's hands forever." Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the city.
2 Samuel 21:7
- David spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, who was Saul's grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the LORD.
2 Samuel 9:1
- One day David began wondering if anyone in Saul's family was still alive, for he had promised Jonathan that he would show kindness to them.
- He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. "Are you Ziba?" the king asked. "Yes sir, I am," Ziba replied.
- The king then asked him, "Is anyone still alive from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's kindness to them in any way I can." Ziba replied, "Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is still alive, but he is crippled."
1 Samuel 23:18
- So the two of them renewed their covenant of friendship before the LORD. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh.