David and Jonathan
Taken from The Women's Bible Commentary
contributor: SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
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David and Jonathan
Jonathan, Saul’s son and king-in-waiting (or so it would seem), is a pivotal character in David’s replacement of Jonathan’s father as king. Immediately after the Goliath incident, we are told that Jonathan felt he was a soul mate of David’s and loved him as much as his own life (1 Sam. 18:1), just as Saul had immediately loved David in the story in chapter 16 when David came to him with his lyre…
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