1 Samuel 20:17

New American Bible - revised edition

And in his love for David, Jonathan renewed his oath to him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:26

I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother! Most dear have you been to me; More wondrous your love to me than the love of women.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend is a friend at all times, and a brother is born for the time of adversity.

Proverbs 18:24

There are friends who bring ruin, but there are true friends more loyal than a brother.

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, so that everything may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 13:6

But that prophet or that dreamer shall be put to death, because, in order to lead you astray from the way which the Lord, your God, has commanded you to take, the prophet or dreamer has spoken apostasy against the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.

1 Samuel 18:1

By the time David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s life became bound up with David’s life; he loved him as his very self.

1 Samuel 18:3

Jonathan and David made a covenant, because Jonathan loved him as his very self.