1 Samuel 24:21

1 Samuel 24:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not kill off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Swear to me therefore by the Lord that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now swear to me by the Lord that when that happens you will not kill my family and destroy my line of descendants!”

Context of 1 Samuel 24:21

19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him get away safely? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. 20And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. Therefore swear now to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s house.” 22So David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1 Samuel 24:21 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• now therefore unto me by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that thou wilt notאִם'im · ifH518
• cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• my seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• me, and that thou wilt not destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• out of my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:21

• 1 Samuel 20:14And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die;
• Genesis 21:23Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”
• Genesis 31:48And Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore its name was called Galeed,
• Hebrews 6:16For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.
• 2 Samuel 21:6let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord chose.” And the king said, “I will give them.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Swear now - Saul knew that an oath would bind David, though it was insufficient to bind himself; see 1 Samuel 19:6. He had sworn to his son Jonathan that David should not be slain; and yet sought by all means in his power to destroy him!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Swear now … - The same request which Jonathan made 1 Samuel 20:15. The deep, genealogical feeling of the Israelites breaks out here as so often elsewhere.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Saul speaks as quite overcome with David's kindness. Many mourn for their sins, who do not truly repent of them; weep bitterly for them, yet continue in love and in league with them. Now God made good to David that word on which he had caused him to hope, that he would bring forth his righteousness as the light, Psa 37:6. Those who take care to keep a good conscience, may leave it to God to secure them the credit of it. Sooner or later, God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22swear to me … you will not cut off my descendants: Having descendants was a way that Saul’s name would endure among the living. David had already sworn such an oath with Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:14–17).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:21

• Oath
• Saul

In the dictionaries

• David
• Reward
• Flea
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24

• 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
• EGW Writings