1 Samuel 24:22

\24:21\So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

In Context

21\24:20\And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.

23\24:22\And David gave Saul his oath. And Saul went back to his house; but David and his men went up to their safe place.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:22Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.

2 Samuel 21:7But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

Matthew 10:16See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:17-22

Saul Relents at David's Reproof. ( b. c. 1057.) 16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. 19 For if a man… Read the whole commentary →

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