1 Samuel 24:22
Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
21And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
23And David swore to Saul. So Saul went home: and David and his men went up into safer places.
Cross References
Genesis 21:22At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
2 Samuel 21:7And the king spared Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord, that had been between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Matthew 10:16Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple 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 →