1 Samuel 20:15

1 Samuel 20:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Context of 1 Samuel 20:15

13But if my father intends to do you harm, may the Lord do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. May the Lord be with you, as he was with my father. 14While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die! Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth 16and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David. 17Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.

1 Samuel 20:15 word by word

וְלֹֽא־תַכְרִ֧ת אֶֽת־חַסְדְּךָ֛ מֵעִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖י עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְלֹ֗א בְּהַכְרִ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אִ֕ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou shalt not cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• thy kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• from my houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• no, not when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• from the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:15

• 1 Samuel 24:21So now swear to me in the Lord’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
• 2 Samuel 9:1Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”
• 2 Samuel 21:7The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-23Verses 11-23 Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a sacrifice for rebellious, polluted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15cut off your loving devotion from my household: David later cared for Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, like his own son (2 Samuel 9:1–13).Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary