I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
1 Samuel 20:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own life. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jonathan caused David to swear again by his love for him, for Jonathan loved him as he loved his own life. American Standard Version (1901) And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Common English Bible So Jonathan again made a pledge to David because he loved David as much as himself. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jonathan continued to swear to David, because he loved him. For he loved him like his own soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul. |
I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Some friends play at friendship, but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.
Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan swore to them and their troops, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall go well with you.
“If anyone secretly entices you—even if it is your brother, your father’s son or your mother’s son, or your own son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your most intimate friend—saying, ‘Let us go serve other gods,’ whom neither you nor your ancestors have known,
When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul.