David’s Success

18 When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship,^[a] and loved him as much as he loved himself.^{(A) 2} Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house.

³ Jonathan made a covenant with David^(B) because he loved him as much as himself. ⁴ Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David,^(C) along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

¹³ No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life^(A) for his friends.

¹⁵ I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master^[a](A) is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.