[17:55] When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is he?” “I have no idea, Your Majesty,” Abner answered.
[17:56] “Then go and find out,” Saul ordered.
[17:57] So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head.
[17:58] Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” “I am the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem,” David answered.
[18:1] Saul and David finished their conversation. After that, Saul's son Jonathan was deeply attracted to David and came to love him as much as he loved himself.
[18:2] Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him go back home.
[18:3] Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.
[18:4] He took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, together with his armor and also his sword, bow, and belt.
[18:5] David was successful in all the missions on which Saul sent him, and so Saul made him an officer in his army. This pleased all of Saul's officers and men.