Jonathan's Unbreakable Loyalty to David

Saul makes me think of the Gollum Smeagal dynamic in Lord of the Rings. He's at war with himself and goes back and forth from good to evil. Jonathan fully supports David while Saul tries to murder him. The fact that he will easily break this vow very soon after reveals the rotten state of his soul.

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