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David (Hebrew: ; ''Dāwīḏ'' or ''David'') and Jonathan (Hebrew: ; ''Yəhōnāṯān'' or ''Yehonatan'') were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant of friendship recorded in the books of Samuel. Jonathan was the son of Saul, king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown. David became king. The covenant the two men had formed eventually led to David, after Jonathan's death, graciously seating Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, a cripple, at his own royal table instead of eradicating the former king Saul's line.〔Peter J. Leithart, ''A Son to Me'', p 208-09, Canon Press, (2003).〕 The biblical text does not explicitly depict the nature of the relationship between David and Jonathan. The traditional and mainstream religious interpretation of the relationship has been one of platonic love and an example of homosociality. Some later Medieval and Renaissance literature drew upon the story to underline strong personal friendships between men, some of which involved romantic love and could perhaps be described as romantic friendships. In modern times, some scholars, writers, and activists have emphasized what they interpret as elements of homoeroticism (chaste or otherwise) in the story. A number of groups made up of gay Roman Catholics trying to reconcile their faith with their sexuality have also adopted the name to their cause - Davide e Gionata (Italy), and David et Jonathan (France).〔John Cornwall, ''Breaking faith: The pope, the people and the future of catholicism'', Viking, 2001〕 ==Story of David and Jonathan== The relationship between David and Jonathan is mainly covered in the Hebrew Bible Book of Samuel. The episodes belong to the story of David's ascent to power, which is commonly regarded as one of the sources of the Deuteronomistic history, and to its later additions.〔Collins, John. ''Introduction to the Hebrew Bible'' Canada: Augsburg Fortress,2004.(p.225).〕 David, the youngest son of Jesse, slays Goliath at the Valley of Elah where the Philistine army is in a standoff with the army of King Saul (Jonathan's father).〔1 Sam. 17〕 David's victory begins a rout of the Philistines who are driven back to Gath and the gates of Ekron. Abner brings David to Saul while David is still holding Goliath's severed head. Jonathan, the eldest son of Saul, has also been fighting the Philistines.〔1 Sam. 14〕 Jonathan takes an immediate liking to David and the two form a covenant:
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