1 David finished talking to Saul. After that, Jonathan became David’s closest friend. He loved David as much as ⌊he loved⌋ himself.
2 (From that day on Saul kept David ⌊as his servant⌋ and didn’t let him go back to his family.)
3 So Jonathan made a pledge of mutual loyalty with David because he loved him as much as ⌊he loved⌋ himself.
4 Jonathan took off the coat he had on and gave it to David along with his battle tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.