1st Samuel Chapter 24 verse 21 Holy Bible
Swear now therefore unto me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
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Swear now therefore to me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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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.
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And now, behold, I know well that thou wilt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in thy hand.
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Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh, that you will not cut off my seed after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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and, now, swear to me by Jehovah -- thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Swear now therefore unto me.--So strongly was Saul convinced at this moment that David would at no distant period of time occupy the throne of Israel that he entreated him, when that day should come, not to destroy all his (Saul's) children. This barbarous custom has been always too common a practice in the jealous East. It seems to have been equally dreaded by Jonathan, who made--it will be remembered--this condition of mercy to be shown by David in his day of power to his (Jonathan's) children a part of the solemn covenant concluded between them. (See 1Samuel 20:15.) In the frequent dynastic changes which took place in the kingdom of Israel, we have instances of such wholesale massacres of the royal family of the fallen house. (See 1Kings 15:29, where Baasha slew King Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, and took his throne. Then Baasha, we read, "smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed; "and in 1Kings 16:11, where Zimri murdered his master, King Baasha. Zimri, "as soon as he sat on his throne, slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.") A similar massacre is described, only with more ghastly details, in 2 Kings 10, where "Jehu slew all that remained to Ahab in Samaria." There the story is peculiarly an Oriental scene of history, with the seventy baskets containing the seventy heads of princes presented as an acceptable offering to the new stern king of Israel--Jehu. It was, therefore, no vain dread of what might happen in the future which made King Saul ask this of David. Doubtless the fear of some such awful catastrophe happening to his own loved children and friends was no small part of the punishment of Saul.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo now,וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timeswearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָה (hiš·šā·ḇə·‘āh)Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 7650: To seven oneself, swearto meלִּי֙ (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew by the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelthat you will notאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notcut offתַּכְרִ֥ית (taḵ·rîṯ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenantmy descendantsזַרְעִ֖י (zar·‘î)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityor wipe outתַּשְׁמִ֥יד (taš·mîḏ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyedmy nameשְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 8034: A namefrom my father'sאָבִֽי׃ (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherhouse.”מִבֵּ֥ית (mib·bêṯ)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseJump to PreviousCut Descendants Destroy End House Household Oath Seed Swear Wilt Wipe
