1 Samuel 20:17 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁷ Jonathan made David swear again because of the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved himself.

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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.

1 Samuel 20:17 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 1:26

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan! Very pleasing were you to me. Wonderful was your love to me more than 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 with many friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Jeremiah 40:9

Then Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.

Deuteronomy 13:6

That prophet or dreamer of dreams must be put to death! For he has spoken falsehood against Adonai your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to entice you from the way Adonai your God commanded you to walk. So you will purge the evil from your midst.

1 Samuel 18:1

Now it came to pass, when David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan’s soul was knit to David’s soul, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

1 Samuel 18:3

Then Jonathan cut a covenant with David, because he loved him as himself.