; እንዲህም ሆነ, ሳኦልን መናገሩን በጨረሰ ጊዜ, የዮናታን ነፍስ ከዳዊት ነፍስ ጋር እንደተጣመረች, ዮናታንም እንደ ነፍሱ ወደደው (1 ሳሙኤል 18:1)
"Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself." (1 Samuel 18:1).