1 Samuel 20:17

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Jonathan continued to swear to David, because he loved him. For he loved him like his own soul.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:26

I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan: exceedingly stately, and worthy to be loved above the love of women. As a mother loves her only son, so also did I love you.

Proverbs 17:17

Whoever is a friend loves at all times. And a brother is proved by distress.

Proverbs 18:24

A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

Jeremiah 40:9

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their companions, saying: "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

Deuteronomy 13:6

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or daughter, or your wife who is in your bosom, or your friend, whom you love like your own soul, were willing to persuade you secretly, saying: 'Let us go, and serve foreign gods,' which neither you nor your fathers have known,

1 Samuel 18:1

And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:3

Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.