1 Samuel 27

1 Samuel 27:2

53

54

1 Samuel 27:3

55

56

1 Samuel 27:4

57

58

1 Samuel 27:6

59

60

1 Samuel 27:7

61

1 Samuel 27:10

62

1 Samuel 27:12

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David.”

3 tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

sn On the nature of Jonathan’s love for David, see J. A. Thompson, “The Significance of the Verb Love in the David-Jonathan Narratives in 1 Samuel,” VT 24 (1974): 334-38.