1 Samuele 20:17

17 E, per l’amore che gli portava, Gionathan fece di nuovo giurar Davide; perch’egli l’amava come l’anima propria.

1 Samuele 20:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan caused David to swear again
Or Jonathan added to make David swears ^F21; having sworn himself to make a covenant of friendship with David and his family, he moved and insisted on it, that David should swear to keep covenant with him, and his family:

because he loved him;
it was not so much for the good and safety of his offspring that he made this motion, and was so desirous of renewing and enlarging his covenant with David, as it was his strong love and affection for him; being on that account desirous that there might be the strictest friendship imaginable retained between the two families; or he made him swear by his love to him, as some understand it, which is not so likely; the former sense is better, for he himself sware by the Lord, ( 1 Samuel 20:12 1 Samuel 20:13 ) ;

for he loved him as his own soul;
or "with the love of his soul" ^F23; with the most cordial affection, with a truly hearty and sincere love, see ( 1 Samuel 18:1 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (Poyw) "et addidit", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; so the Tigurine version.
F23 (wvpn tbha) "secundum dilectionem animae suae", Pagninus; "amore sui ipsius", Junius & Tremellius.

1 Samuele 20:17 In-Context

15 e non cesserai mai d’esser buono verso la mia casa, neppur quando l’Eterno avrà sterminato di sulla faccia della terra fino all’ultimo i nemici di Davide".

16 Così Gionathan strinse alleanza con la casa di Davide, dicendo: "L’Eterno faccia vendetta dei nemici di Davide!"

17 E, per l’amore che gli portava, Gionathan fece di nuovo giurar Davide; perch’egli l’amava come l’anima propria.

18 Poi Gionathan gli disse: "Domani è la nuova luna, e la tua assenza sarà notata, perché il tuo posto sarà vuoto.

19 Domani l’altro dunque tu scenderai giù fino al luogo dove ti nascondesti il giorno del fatto, e rimarrai presso la pietra di Ezel.