2Sa 9:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 9:1

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.

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.

And may you treat me with the faithful love of the LORD as long as I live. But if I die,
treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies."
So Jonathan made a covenant with David, saying, "May the LORD destroy all your enemies!"
And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.

When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Woman, he is your son."
And he said to this disciple, "She is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! Oh, how much I loved you! And your love for me was deep, deeper than the love of women!

If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I assure you, that person will be rewarded.

Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.
"Don't be afraid," Jonathan reassured him. "My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father is well aware."
So the two of them renewed their covenant of friendship before the LORD. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh.

"Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests of the king, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Never abandon a friend--either yours or your father's. Then in your time of need, you won't have to ask your relatives for assistance. It is better to go to a neighbor than to a relative who lives far away.

And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded."

Finally, all of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds.

And the King will tell them, 'I assure you, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'

but because of our love, I prefer just to ask you. So take this as a request from your friend Paul, an old man, now in prison for the sake of Christ Jesus.
My plea is that you show kindness to Onesimus. I think of him as my own son because he became a believer as a result of my ministry here in prison.
Onesimus hasn't been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.
I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.

After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king's son. There was an immediate bond of love between them, and they became the best of friends.
From that day on Saul kept David with him at the palace and wouldn't let him return home.
And Jonathan made a special vow to be David's friend,
and he sealed the pact by giving him his robe, tunic, sword, bow, and belt.

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