David and Jonathan were, according to the Hebrew Bible's Books of Samuel, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant, taking a mutual oath.
"David and Jonathan", one of Gustave Doré's illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours
David and Jonathan by Rembrandt, c. 1642
Jonathan embraces David from Caspar Luiken's Historiae Celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus Representatae (1712)
David and Jonathan The biblical account of David and Jonathan has been read by some as the story of two lovers. "La Somme le Roi", AD 1290; French illuminated ms (detail); British Museum
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
Page from the book of Samuel, in the Biblia de Cervera (1299/1300)
Ernst Josephson, David and Saul, 1878
David and Bathsheba, by Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1636. David is seen in the background, standing on a balcony.
Hannah presenting Samuel to Eli, by Jan Victors, 1645