I say the King James Version, because other 'versions' have changed the wording to 'supposedly' make it easier to understand, and also to make it conform better to the excepted doctrine of todays religions.
The following Bible verses should give you some insite
into the life of Prince Jonathan and his 'armor bearer.'
1 Samuel 14: 6-14
Then said Jonathan, Behold, we
will pass over unto [these] men (the Philistines), and we will discover [show} ourselves
unto them.
1Sa 14:9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we
will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
1Sa 14:10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up:
for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: (To Kill them) and this [shall be] a
sign unto us.
A sexual act
was used to lure the unsuspecting Philistines to their death, and the
Lord was invoked... but don't think that
homosexuality was as readily accepted by most of the Isrealites as it
was by Jonathan's group: Jonathan hid his desires from his
father.
The day when a young lad, the son of Jesse the
Bethlehemite would come into all of their lives, was fast approching...
Here is the Bible verse
referring to the 'covenent' it is in 'red' print as all Bible Verses
will be on any of my websites, if you feel that it is taken 'out of
context', be my guest, read the whole chapter, read the whole
book, it is good for you! The facts of
the case I will put in 'silver' print, any speculation on my part, I
will print in ''gray'
1 Samuel 18:1-5
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.
1Sa 18:2
Any lawyer would tell you that a marriage is considered
a LOVE 'covenent', a pledge to continue loving each other, "till death
do us part".
What I believe Jonathan is saying to David is 'cloth
me, protect me, care for me,'; the Bible doesn't say where each
lived, or if they lived together, but in order for David to fulfill his
part of the covenent, he would have had to live close, if not with
Jonathan.
In 1 Samuel 20:16, David and Jonathan reaffirm their covenant.
King Saul was troubled, and called a search for a young man who was
good at playing the harp. Therfore came the youngest son of Jesse,
[David]. David played the harp, slew Goliath, killed many other
Philistines, fell in love with the Prince Jonathan, they made the
covenent mentioned above, and David became famous in Sauls kingdom,
and Saul became very wroth.
This verse proves that the
covenent was not merely 'brotherly' love, but a homesexual
relationship..... 1 Samuel 20: 30-31
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he
said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious [woman], do not I
know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and
unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
1 Sa 20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground,
thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and
fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
1 Sa 20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him,
Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
1 Sa 20:33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby
Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
1 Sa 20:34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did
eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David,
because his father had done him shame.
My study Bible defines the word 'confusion' as
meaning 'shame' .
Jonathan did not deny the relationship, tried
to protect David, and King Saul was wroth enough to kill them both.
Later when it was safe to get away, Jonathan met David in a field and
they kissed and wept, because for Davids safty, David needed to part
from Jonathan. The whole book of 1 Samuel reads like a very good
romance novel, and I encourage reading it.
Some people think that if a 'gay' person has sexual
relations with the opposite sex, that that 'proves' they are not or no
longer 'gay', actually most 'gays' have had relations with both,
some long lasting, than what defines 'gay' is the fact that 'gays'
prefer their own sex.
I don't feel that gays in any
way threaten the institution of marriage, between a man and women, or
threaten future population growth. The following verse is what David
said when hearing of Jonathan's death.
2 Samuel
1:26
I am distressed for thee,
my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to
me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
There you have it. The anointed King David chosen and
beloved by God 'preferred' his relationship to Jonathan above his
relationship to 'women', he had two wifes at that time, DAVID WAS GAY!!
As for me, I am streight, but not narrow!
If two people have love for each other, love is of God, for God is love!
