I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were such a friend to me. Your love for me was more wondrous than the love of women.
1 Samuel 20:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jonathan once again swore to David in his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were such a friend to me. Your love for me was more wondrous than the love of women.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, ‘Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.
‘If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,
When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself.
Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself.