1 Samuel 20:17

Modern

And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

Traditional

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

Literal

And Jonathan added for David to vow out of love for him, for with the love of his own soul he loved him.

Latin

Et addidit Jonathas dejerare David, eo quod diligeret illum: sicut enim animam suam, ita diligebat eum.

Hebrew

English

And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
1 Samuel 18:1
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
2 Samuel 1:26
I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
Deuteronomy 13:6
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Jonathan: Eldest son of King Saul and friend of David