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.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20. David and Jonathan (J). 1 Samuel 20 has no obvious connexion with any of the preceding or following sections: And David fled from N...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And Jonathan caused David to swear again . Septuagint reads "And again Jonathan sware unto David". soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jonathan made a covenant, &c.— Jonathan, therefore, made a covenant with the house of David, and said, May the Lord grant that the enemies of...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Friendship of David and Jonathan 4. Thy soul] a pathetic periphrasis for 'thou.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Jonathan caused David to swear again. — Throughout this touching interview it is the prince who appears as the suppliant for the outlaw’s rutur...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXVII. DAVID AND JONATHAN. 1 Samuel 20:1-42 . WE have no means of determining how long time elapsed between the events recorded in the...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Friend at Court 1 Samuel 20:17-29 Jonathan most have been strongly tempted to ally himself with his friend, that they might face the world to...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David returned to Jonathan, and there follows an interesting and beautiful account of a time in which these two friends took counsel together about D...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) В¶ 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 tel...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘MY FAMILIAR FRIEND’ ‘He loved David as his own soul.’ 1 Samuel 20:17 With a feeling of relief we turn to the main line of thought in the Le...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jonathan caused David to swear again ,.... Or Jonathan added to make David swears u; having sworn himself to make a covenant of friendship with...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Ver. 17. And Jonathan caused David to s...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So Jonathan made a covenant The covenant which before was personal, he now extends to the whole house of David, expecting a reciprocal enlargement...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David however was fearful of the very presence of Saul at Naioth. He left there and returned back to find Jonathan, apparently hoping to find some po...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jonathan's Covenant with David. B. C. 1058....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Heb. And Jonathan added or proceeded to make David swear, i.e. having himself sworn to David, or adjured David, in the foregoing verse, he here re...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jonathan Explains His Plan For Letting David Know What The Situation Is, And Renews Their Firm Covenant ( 1 Samuel 20:10-24 a). In response to Da...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 20:1 . “And David fled,” while Saul was still under the power of the prophetic influence. “Nothing coul...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 20:5 . The new moon, a day of feasting and trumpets, accompanied with the exercises of devotion. Numbers 10:16 . 1 Samuel 20:6 . Run...
The Biblical Illustrator

And David fled from Naioth, in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan. David and Jonathan 1. It will be suitable for us to dwell on the remar...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Jonathan caused David to swear again because he loved him. Love plighting troth I. Now, first, great love desires to bind itself to the bel...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

JONATHAN ENDEAVOURS TO RECONCILE SAUL TO DAVID ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 .). EXPOSITION JONATHAN 'S COVENANT WITH DAVID RENEWED...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Conference between David and Jonathan
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, adjuring David to fulfill this last request, because he loved him, making his love toward David the groun...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:1 ; 1 Samuel 18:3 ; 2 Samuel 1:26 ; Deuteronomy 13:6 ; Proverbs 18:24
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Swear again — Heb. and Jonathan added or proceeded to make David swear; that is, having himself sworn to David or adjured David, in the foregoing v...

¹⁷ And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 20:17

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 20:17