1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:17 in other translations
| BSB | And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. |
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| WEB | Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him. |
| DARBY | And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. |
| BBE | And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul. |
| Webster | And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. |
What does 1 Samuel 20:17 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:11-23
Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a…
1 Samuel 20:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:17
- Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- 1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
- 2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
- Deuteronomy 13:6
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
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Context
- 1 Samuel 20:16
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
- 1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
1 Samuel 20:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tornó Jonathán á jurar á David, porque le amaba, porque le amaba como á su alma. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jonathan fit encore jurer David par l’amour qu’il lui portait; car il l’aimait comme il aimait son âme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jonathan ließ David nochmals bei seiner Liebe zu ihm schwören; denn er liebte ihn, wie er seine Seele liebte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et addidit Jonathas dejerare David, eo quod diligeret illum: sicut enim animam suam, ita diligebat eum. |