Jonathan and david gay David loved Jonathan perhaps more than he loved himself, and the same vice versa. True love was produced from the will of YHWH and such complexity led to lascivious simplicity. Endnotes: [i] 1 Samuel 17:34-35, NRSV. [ii] 1 Samuel 18:25-29, NRSV. [iii] 1 Samuel 17:56, Saul calls David this when inquiring of his nationality and origin.