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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:26

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.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.

Proverbs 18:24

Some friends play at friendship, but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.

Jeremiah 40:9

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.

Deuteronomy 13:6

“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,

1 Samuel 18:1

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.

1 Samuel 18:3

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