1 Samuel 20:17

17 E Jônatas fez Davi reafirmar seu juramento de amizade, pois era seu amigo leal.

1 Samuel 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 Samuel 20:17 In-Context

15 jamais deixe de ser leal com a minha família, mesmo quando o SENHOR eliminar da face da terra todos os inimigos de Davi”.

16 Assim Jônatas fez uma aliança com a família de Davi, dizendo: “Que o SENHOR chame os inimigos de Davi para prestar contas”.

17 E Jônatas fez Davi reafirmar seu juramento de amizade, pois era seu amigo leal.

18 Então Jônatas disse a Davi: “Amanhã é a festa da lua nova. Vão sentir sua falta, pois sua cadeira estará vazia.

19 Depois de amanhã, vá ao lugar onde você se escondeu quando tudo isto começou e espere junto à pedra de Ezel.