Proverbs 17:17 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁷ At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

¹⁶ And Ruth said––Do not urge me to leave thee, to go back from following thee,––for, whither thou goest, I will go, and, where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people, shall be my people, and, thy God, my God;

³ And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,––because he loved him as his own soul.

² but, Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted in David, exceedingly,––so Jonathan told David, saying, Saul, my father, is seeking to put thee to death,––now, therefore, take heed to thyself I pray thee, in the morning, and abide thou in concealment, and hide thyself;

¹⁷ And again Jonathan sware unto David, by his love to him,––for, as he loved his own soul, so loved he him.

¹⁶ So Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went unto David in the thicket,––and strengthened his hand in God;

²⁶ I am distressed for thee, my brother, Jonathan! Delightful to me, exceedingly,––Wonderful, was thy love to me, passing the love of women.

¹ And David said, Is there yet one left unto the house of Saul,––that I may show him lovingkindness, for the sake of, Jonathan? ² Now, unto the house of Saul, belonged a servant, whose name, was Ziba, and, when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him––Art, thou, Ziba? And he said––Thy servant! ³ Then said the king––Is there never a man remaining unto the house of Saul, that I may show him the lovingkindness of God? And Ziba said unto the king, There remaineth a son unto Jonathan, lame in his feet. ⁴ And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Lo! he, is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel, in Lo–debar. ⁵ Then sent King David,––and fetched him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, from Lo–debar. ⁶ Now, when Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came in unto David, he fell on his face and did homage. And David said, Mephibosheth? And he said, Lo! thy servant. ⁷ And David said to him––Do not fear, for I will, indeed shew, thee lovingkindness, for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and will restore unto thee all the land of Saul thy father,––but, thou thyself, shall eat bread at my table, continually. ⁸ And he did homage, and said––What is thy servant,––that thou hast turned towards such a dead dog as I?
⁹ Then the king called for Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him,––All that pertained unto Saul and unto all his house, have I given unto the son of thy lord: ¹⁰ therefore shalt thou till for him the ground, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, and shalt bring in, so that thy lord’s son may have bread to eat, but, Mephibosheth, thy lord’s son, shall continually eat bread at my table. Now, Ziba, had fifteen sons, and twenty servants. ¹¹ Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king shall command his servant, so, will thy servant do,––but, Mephibosheth, is to eat at the table of David, as one of the sons of the king. ¹² Now, Mephibosheth, had a little son, whose name, was Micha. And, all that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were servants unto Mephibosheth. ¹³ So, Mephibosheth, dwelt in Jerusalem, for, at the table of the king, continually, had he to eat,––he being lame, in both his feet.

¹⁴ But, if thou, do indeed hold thy peace, at this time, respite and deliverance, will be appointed for the Jews, from another place, but, thou, and thy father’s house, will perish,––and who knoweth whether, for a time such as this, thou hast attained unto the royal estate?

²⁴ A man having [many] friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

⁷ All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises––there are none.

¹³ Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends. ¹⁴ Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

¹¹ For, both he that maketh holy, and they who are being made holy, are, all, of One; For which cause, he is not ashamed to be calling them, brethren,