## the soul of Jonathan was closely bound to the soul of David ##

AT: "Jonathan committed himself to David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## and Jonathan loved him as his own soul ##

Here "loved" refers to the love between friends, not romantic love. AT: "and Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])