#David x Jonathan

[m4el-1t0]

From Gilgamesh and Enkidu to Achilles and Patroclus and then David and Jonathan the most prevalent thing in human history we have been warned about are homoerotic codependent friendships and yet you keep talking to the guy you met at 19

[an-hypnos-dri]

something about eyes and souls

[xochunja]

Jonathan×David

[anniflamma]

"No man may kill the Lord's anointed and live."

[white-weasel]

As a repressed homosexual raised in a staunchly Christian household, you had two choices when studying the Bible: ship the doomed yaoi of Jesus/Judas or become a friends to lovers David/Jonathan truther

[turtonsteroids]

King Saul in Beloved King:

[piratecore-art]

Reading the Bible (Samuel one and two) but for Gay Reasons ✨

[prettyboyblog]

the tier of top gay books

1. the bible

2. war and peace

anything else

[mgert-m]

omg wait guys i have this david x jonathan fanart i made a few months ago that i never posted

….

here it is

its kinda bad but i wanted to show my drawing of the bible gays

[maimoncat]

Don't reblog. Take a screenshot and upload it, but tag it with all your OTPs

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

Thinking about nephesh being translated "soul" but meaning "being". Thinking about nephesh referring to someone's physical being. Thinking about the lover calling her beloved "The one my nephesh loves." Thinking about Jonathan loving David as his own nephesh. Thinking about Jonathan's nephesh being knit to the nephesh of David.

Now what the heck could that mean???

[xochunja]

evil Jonathan

The evil Jonathan is my favorite idea!!

THX @sir-davey for providing me with an idea😍

(But if you think I stole your idea, I'll apologize and delete it.)

TW: a bit of a bloody description

maybe Jonathan thought something like this before he died

: He probably wants his memory to mess with David's head even after he's gone.

It's like he's got this sick desire to stick around in David's mind forever...

But, this is just me overthinking stuff :)))

[davonati]

I’m rereading parts of David the King (1946) by Gladys Schmitt and absolutely dying at her depiction of David and Jonathan.

Jonathan took his hand then and raised it to his cheek. For the space of many heartbeats they remained so, seeing in the darkness the earnest shining of each other’s eyes. Then the ancient admonition, the old, unalterable law came between them. Aching and baffled, they drew apart.

For a while there was only the ache, the hush, the dark, and a few warm drops still falling. Sorrowfully, with chastened hearts, they turned to speech; in words at least they might come together. Little by little, they were comforted, knowing what vast domains of remembrance there were to wander in together.

Honestly, kudos to Schmitt writing all the way back in *1946* for daring to say “yeah these guys definitely wanted to have sex”, even if ultimately they don’t consummate the relationship (which most likely would have gotten her book banned with the obscenity laws at the time).

This also feels so real. Imagine how many queer people throughout history have felt like this, wishing they could fully express their love for each other, but knowing the consequences of doing so could be dire. It’s just, ugh, Gladys! You slay me like Uriah!