I Samuel 18:3-4
I Samuel 20:17
II Samuel 1:26
2006-12-04 14:24:02 · 11 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
they Loved eachother...pledged themselves to eachother..protected eachother
IN the story of David and Jonathan, we have an example, of a compact between two friends/lovers--one the son of the chief, the other a shepherd youth--only in this case, in the song of David ("I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan, thy love to me was wonderful") we are fortunate in having the inner feeling preserved for us. It should be noted that Jonathan gives to David his "most precious possessions."
"And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine (Goliath), he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, 'Abner, whose son is this youth?' And Abner said, 'As thy soul liveth, O King, I cannot tell.' And the King said, 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.' And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him, 'Whose son art thou, young man?' And David answered, 'The son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.'
"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. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." 1 Sam. ch. xvii. 55.
Later in the story, Jonathan successfully intercedes with Saul to spare David's life. At their last meeing, 1 Samuel 20:41, they are described as kissing one another and weeping together. David's grief at Jonathan's death is profound and moving. In Davids lament for Jonathan he describes their friendship as "passing the love of women". This elegy, 2 Samuel 1:18-27. known as 'the Bow,' is one of the most beloved passages in the Hebrew Bible.
This is one of the most beautiful LOVE stories of the Bible...the love of friends...Brothers in war and perhaps..Lovers..
2006-12-04 14:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Just Really Good Friends
2006-12-04 14:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Closer than brothers.
There was no betrayal between the two, no lies and no deception.
That says a lot.
2006-12-04 14:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were deeply in love - whether or not they had sex is irrelevant. they loved each other with deep emotions. That's how I want to love another guy.
2006-12-04 14:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lovers, without a doubt.
2006-12-04 14:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They lay in the fields together and I don't think they were just making music. What do you think?
2006-12-04 14:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Seeker 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This doesn't prove your hidden agenda that they were homosexual lovers. they were as close as two men could be. they may have even loved each other. but they never had sex, since that is your real question. there is even nothing wrong with being homosexual, but the bible tells us that homosexuals are not supposed to actively/ sexaully pursue those desires. two men can love each other without having sex, believe it or not. did you love your father, so does it follow that you also had sex with him ?
2006-12-04 16:17:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
BEST FRIENDS. You don't see that kind of platonic love very often anymore. (if at all)
2006-12-04 14:27:22 · answer #8 · answered by Krys Tamar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were clearly married
2006-12-04 14:56:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Very, ahem, close.
2006-12-04 14:25:25 · answer #10 · answered by ladyfraser04 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋