Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 18:3

3 Yuēnádān aì Dàwèi rútóng aì zìjǐ de xìngméng , jiù yǔ tā jié méng .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:3

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant
A covenant of friendship; entered into a solemn agreement to keep up and maintain a cordial respect to each other, and to support each other's interest both in life and after death, whoever was the survivor; and in consequence of this David had a friend at court, when Saul fell out with him, and who pleaded his cause, and discovered his father's plots, and was the means of preserving David's life:

because he loved him as his own soul;
so that this covenant was not founded in mere words, but in sincere and cordial affection, and was lasting and inviolable.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 18:3 In-Context

1 Dàwèi duì Sǎoluó shuō wán le huà , Yuēnádān de xīn yǔ Dàwèi de xīn shēn xiāng xiè hé . Yuēnádān aì Dàwèi , rútóng aì zìjǐ de xìngméng .

2 Nà rì Sǎoluó liú zhù Dàwèi , bùróng tā zaì huí fù jiā .

3 Yuēnádān aì Dàwèi rútóng aì zìjǐ de xìngméng , jiù yǔ tā jié méng .

4 Yuēnádān cóng shēnshang tuō xià waì paó , gĕi le Dàwèi , yòu jiāng zhàn yǐ , dāo , gōng , yàodaì dōu gĕi le tā .

5 Sǎoluó wúlùn chāiqiǎn Dàwèi wǎng héchu qù , tā dōu zuò shì jīng míng . Sǎoluó jiù lì tā zuò zhànshì zhǎng , zhòng bǎixìng hé Sǎoluó de chénpú wú bù xǐyuè .