1 Samuel 18:1-4

Contemporary English Version

18 David and Saul finished talking, and soon David and Jonathan^[a] became best friends. Jonathan thought as much of David as he did of himself. ² From that time on, Saul kept David in his service and would not let David go back to his own family.

³ Jonathan liked David so much that they promised to always be loyal friends. ⁴ Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David. He also gave him his military clothes,^[b] his sword, his bow and arrows, and his belt.