I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
1 Samuel 20:17 - English Standard Version 2016 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 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 am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to 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.
“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known,
As soon as 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.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.