1 Samuel 18:3

A covenant. Probably made at a subsequent time and recorded here by way of introduction to the narrative of the friendship of David and Jonathan. The pact of friendship must have been the result of conversations unnumbered, of expeditions carried out together, of mature affection. In the lovely friendship of these two devoted, ardent spirits it is our privilege to behold something of the feelings of Christ as one day He beholds in the lives of His redeemed ones the same spiritual vision, the same humility of soul, the same calmness of spirit, the same obedience to eternal principles of truth, that possessed His own heart while here on earth. Seeing thus the intense travail of His soul, He will be satisfied (Isa. 53:11). What a joy heaven will be for kindred souls, with an eternity for companionship.