1 Samuel 20:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ Jonathan once again swore to David  in his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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)

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ So Jonathan again made a pledge to David because he loved David as much as himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:17 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 1:26

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.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.

Proverbs 18:24

One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Jeremiah 40:9

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.

Deuteronomy 13:6

‘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,

1 Samuel 18:1

When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship,  and loved him as much as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 18:3

Jonathan made a covenant with David  because he loved him as much as himself.