1 Samuel 23:17
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 20:31, Saul insists David must die to secure Jonathan's kingdom — opposite to Jonathan's promise here that David will be king and Jonathan second.
In 1 Samuel 24:20, Saul himself later acknowledges that David will surely be king — confirming Jonathan's earlier declaration.
In 1 Samuel 25:30, Abigail also affirms David's future as prince over Israel — a parallel confirmation of his coming kingship.
In 1 Samuel 27:1, David fears he will perish by Saul's hand — directly contradicting Jonathan's 'do not fear, hand of Saul shall not find you'.
In 1 Samuel 31:2, Jonathan is killed in battle — his promise to be second to David never fulfills, creating a tragic contrast with his earlier assurance.
Psalm 27:1-3 declares 'whom shall I fear?' and confidence against enemies, strongly reinforcing Jonathan's call to not fear Saul.
Psalm 46:2 directly says 'we will not fear' despite upheaval, echoing Jonathan's 'do not fear' with a cosmic scale.
Isaiah 54:17 promises no weapon against God's servants will succeed, directly matching Jonathan's assurance that Saul's hand will not find David.
In Luke 12:32, Jesus echoes Jonathan's 'fear not' and promise of the kingdom — both are divine reassurances of God's gift of kingship.
Job 5:11-15 describes God lifting the lowly and frustrating the crafty, aligning with Jonathan's assurance that David will be king despite Saul's schemes.
Proverbs 19:21 states God's purpose stands over man's plans — Jonathan's assurance that David will be king despite Saul's schemes aligns with this principle.
Psalm 46:1 proclaims God as refuge and help in trouble, matching the underlying trust in divine protection behind Jonathan's words.
Psalm 91:1 promises shelter under the Almighty, reinforcing the idea that David is safe under God's care as Jonathan assures.
Psalm 91:2 declares God as refuge and fortress, paralleling the trust in God implicit in Jonathan's reassurance to David.