#david and jonathan

[dilutedh2so4]

David and Jonathan from Guido Sanchez's Queer Mythology, illustrated by James Fenner (2024)

[an-hypnos-dri]

something about eyes and souls

[therealneilperry]

Jumping around and spinning whenever I find a new mythological couple that fits this format

[camfusedly]

Hi I, an atheist, am reading the Bible for some reason (not the whole thing) and I'm reading a Bible that was given to me as a child (translation is NLT). Want to see some homophobic Bible translation.

"THEY BECAME THE BEST OF FRIENDS"

"NO HOMO, BIBLE EDITION"

Want to see how an accurate Bible translation does this verse?

LOVED HIM AS HIS OWN SOUL

THAT'S SOME GAY SHIT RIGHT THERE

DON'T DENY ME THAT, NLT

[tabi-toby]

as much as i love queer representation in the bible, i cannot bring myself to see david and jonathan as lovers, because david and saul are constantly referred to as father and son (taking the place of davids own negligent father) and jonathan as a caring brother (taking the place of davids likely less than supportive older brothers, due to the fact that they are only half related, if even that).

king darius of persia and the prophet daniel, however ,

[anniflamma]

"Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David and his armor and even his sword and his bow and his belt." - 1 Samuel 18:1-4

Finished my keychain idea! Now just gonna go and try to make it real. If it works then I would love to make a whole series of ancient duos. Maybe Gilgamesh/Enkidu next? Or Achilles/Patroclus? .... Rumi/Shams?...... Naomi/Ruth! There are so many...

[adrianacopycat170]

Guys i don't think David ok

@anniflamma

anohter one Anni!

[doc-davey]

I love my wives.

Hehehehehehe it’s that time of month

Also…

Here’s a bonus sketch.. :3

[unhinged-soapbox]

Gay situationship aside, I think we can all agree if Jonathan hadn't died before David (of Goliath fame) became king, David would have gotten up to way fewer shenanigans.

*David spying on Bathsheba*

*Jonathan, smacking the binoculars out of his hand* BITCH, SHE IS MARRIED AND SO ARE YOU.

[davonati]

They make love out there in the field, before David has to leave for good. It’s fast and messy, with both of their emotions running so high. Yonatan comes with the taste of David’s tears on his tongue.

He stays lying on his back in the grass until the sound of crunching footsteps finally fades away, and only realizes later that, in their utter desperation for each other, he’d forgotten to take any of the usual precautions. But by then, it’s far too late.

***

Four months later, he goes to see David at Horesh. Even in the dim light of the hideout, David looks at him oddly.

“Something’s different about you,” he muses, and Yonatan has to stop himself from reflexively clutching his belly. He’s not showing yet, not really, but he can feel the life growing inside him.

He expects David to approach him then, to explore the planes of his body as he’s done countless times before. He readies himself to tell David the truth, to finally feel the weight of this secret lift off his shoulders. But David comes no closer. He eyes him for another moment and then turns away, pulling out a large map of the Judean territories as he updates Yonatan on his group’s movements over the last few months.

It’s better this way, Yonatan decides. David has enough to worry about at the moment without concerning himself with Yonatan’s health, and there’s no guarantee that the baby will make it to term anyways: it’s not as if Yonatan is willing – or able – to confine himself to bedrest for nine months. When David returns to Giveah, Yonatan can reevaluate the situation. Most likely Yonatan will never need to reveal his mistake; best case scenario, David will have an heir to secure his lineage as he ascends to the throne.

***

Years later, as Yonatan lies bleeding out under the stars, his last thought is to wish he’d gotten the chance to tell David about their son.

[sacredheart-stigmata]

and saul in his madness wasted all his power and his years pursuing david and his faction through the wilderness and jonathan watched, and warned, and met david in secret stealing through his father’s house, under cover of night, night more loving than the rising sun and in the breeze from off the battlements with their beloved’s hair upon their chest they each forgot which of them was which

Dayspring, Anthony Oliveira

[doc-davey]

not the k*v 🥶

James is NOT beating the allegations

[phosphorusab]

Johnathan is a better man than me in the released songs of the Beloved King Musical, because if I was him and my dad admitted to me that he also wanted to fuck my boyfriend while berating me for having a boyfriend who is supposedly manipulating us for political gain, I would not have let that slide, 5th Commandment be Damned

[therealneilperry]

Due to my absolute excitement that @/saintlycharles ‘s Judas film is funded, I made my fav bible characters into furries too!

(Pls go support their work bro, it’s incredible <3)

The-not-yet-King-David, Prince Jonathan, Princess Michal, and King Saul from Kings 1! Just before David kills the Goliath!

[xochunja]

Jonathan×David

[screenshotsonpinterest]

The way I feel about Glinda and Elphaba is actually very similar to how I feel about the biblical story of David and Jonathan because I do think it’s really valuable to show intimate, meaningful platonic relationships between the same gender and it’s important that we recognize how these friendships often become our most important in lieu of decent familial ones, it’s representation we need more of

But also they’re gay like they’re so so gay just so gay