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.

And Jonathan {H3083} caused David {H1732} to swear {H7650} again {H3254}, because he loved {H160} him: for he loved {H157} him as he loved {H160} his own soul {H5315}.

Y'honatan had David swear it again, because of the love he had for him - he loved him as he loved himself.

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

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 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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