Bible Stories for Kids › Week 12: The First Kings › Day 83

Best Friends

A Bible story for kids from 1 Samuel 18:1–16. Day 83 of 365.

After David beat Goliath, King Saul's son Jonathan became David's very best friend.

Jonathan gave David his robe, his sword, his bow, and his belt. That was like saying, “You're my brother!”

But King Saul got jealous because the people sang songs about how great David was. Saul started to hate David.

Key Verse

The soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.1 Samuel 18:1, ESV

Talk About It

What makes someone a good friend?

Story Questions

Who became David's best friend?

Jonathan

What did Jonathan give David?

His robe, sword, bow, and belt

Why did Saul get angry?

He was jealous of David

Try This Today

Make a friendship bracelet or card for one of your friends.

Pray Together

God, thank you for my friends. Help me be a loyal friend like Jonathan. Amen.