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While the story of David and Jonathan is revealed as an example of platonic love in the cause of righteousness, pro-homosex proponents labor to construe it as a physically homoerotic affair, and charge the writers of the Bible with [[homophobia]] for covering it up, as it lacks the necessary descriptions used elsewhere to denote eroticism.  

While the story of David and Jonathan is revealed as an example of platonic love in the cause of righteousness, pro-homosex proponents labor to construe it as a physically homoerotic affair, and charge the writers of the Bible with [[homophobia]] for covering it up, as it lacks the necessary descriptions used elsewhere to denote eroticism.  

In response, traditional exegesis evidences that the Bible makes basic laws as well as human sexual behavior (in particular) evident, in their respective contexts, with David and Jonathan's love being manifest a supreme  example of non-sexual brotherly love, with all accounts of their affection critically lacking the descriptions needed to postulate or establish erotic love. As manifested by his sacrificial loyalty to David, holy brotherly affection, and commitment to the future of the kingdom, Jonathan's love for David is seen as being of a superior platonic kind than that the mere romantic or erotic “love of women”.<ref>Matthew Henry</ref>  And that such homoeroticism expression would be radically contrary to explicit commands and the transcendent ethos of Israel. (See [[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]])  It is also nonsensical to suggest that David was a homosexual, since the Bible clearly documents the contrary (see, e.g., 2 Samuel 5:13).

In response, traditional exegesis evidences that the Bible makes basic laws as well as human sexual behavior (in particular) evident, in their respective contexts, with David and Jonathan's love being manifest a supreme  example of non-sexual brotherly love, with all accounts of their affection critically lacking the descriptions needed to postulate or establish erotic love. As manifested by his sacrificial loyalty to David, holy brotherly affection, and commitment to the future of the kingdom, Jonathan's love for David is seen as being of a superior platonic kind than that the mere romantic or erotic “love of women”.<ref>Matthew Henry</ref>  And that such homoeroticism expression would be radically contrary to explicit commands and the transcendent ethos of Israel. (See [[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]])  It is also nonsensical to suggest that David was a homosexual, since the Bible clearly documents the contrary (see, e.g., 2 Samuel 5:13<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=2Sa&c=5&v=13&t=KJV#13 2 Samuel 5:13 (KJV)]</ref>).

== David as King ==

== David as King ==