1 Samuel 20:17

New King James Version

Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:26

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me; Your love to me was wonderful, Surpassing the love of women.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 18:24

A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Jeremiah 40:9

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Deuteronomy 13:6

“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

1 Samuel 18:1

Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:3

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.