1 Samuel 20:17

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies.

18And Jonathan said to him: To morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:6If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers,

1 Samuel 18:3And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.

Proverbs 17:17He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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