Cross references

1 Samuel 20:17

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

1 Samuel 20:17 BSB

1 Samuel 20:17 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 18:24 (6 votes) and 1 Samuel 18:1 (4 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 21 to Jeremiah 40.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 20:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

  2. After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

  3. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

  4. I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

  5. If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 20:17?

The 10 strongest of 17.