1 Samuel 24:21

Now, therefore, swear unto me by Yahweh, that thou wilt not eat off my seed, after me,—and wilt not destroy my name out of the house my father.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.

In Context

20Now, therefore, lo! I know that thou, shalt indeed become king,—and that the kingdom of Israel, shall be established in thy hand.

22So David sware unto Saul,—and Saul departed unto his own house, but, David and his men, went up on the stronghold.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:48Then said Laban: This heap, be witness betwixt me, and thee, to-day. For this cause, is the name thereof called Galeed;

1 Samuel 20:14And, not only while I yet live, shalt thou deal with me in the lovingkindness of Yahweh, that I die not:

1 Samuel 25:28Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid,—for Yahweh, will certainly make, for my lord an assured house, for, the battles of Yahweh, is my lord fighting, and, wrong, shall not be found in thee, all thy days;

2 Samuel 21:6let there be delivered up to us—seven men of his sons, and we will crucify them unto Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. And the king said, I, will deliver them up.

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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