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1 Samuel 24:21

19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

20 Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”

22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
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.
WEB
Swear now therefore to me 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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And now, swear to me by YHWH that you will not cut off my seed after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
ÅB
Så tilsverg meg da nå ved Herren at du ikke vil utrydde mine etterkommere og ikke utslette mitt navn av min fars hus!
OTB
Så nå sverge til meg ved Herren at du ikke vil utrydde mine etterkommere etter meg, og at du ikke vil utslette mitt navn fra min fars hus.»
B1930
Så tilsverg mig da nu ved Herren at du ikke vil utrydde mine efterkommere og ikke utslette mitt navn av min fars hus!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 21:23

    Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

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  • 2 Samuel 21:6–8

    let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:14–17

    And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

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  • Genesis 31:53

    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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  • Hebrews 6:16

    Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

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  • Genesis 31:48

    Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

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