After Saul was rejected as king (1 Samuel 15:23), Samuel anointed David to be the next ruler of Israel (1 Samuel 16:13). This led Saul to try to kill David.
However, Saul’s son Jonathan did not have the same attitude toward David as his father had. Their close friendship led them to make a covenant with one another (1 Samuel 18:1-3). Later when Saul was …
