1 Samuel 24 · Verse 21

1 Samuel 24:21

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.
1 Samuel 24:21, King James Version

1 Samuel 24:21 in other translations

BSBSo 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.”
WEBSwear 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.”
ASVSwear 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.
YLTand, 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.'
DARBYSwear 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.
BBESo give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.
WebsterSwear now therefore to 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.

What does 1 Samuel 24:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Swear now - Saul knew that an oath would bind David, though it was insufficient to bind himself; see 1Sam 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!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 24:16-22

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…

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1 Samuel 24:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
הִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahswear an oath !H7650
לִּי֙lito <the> me
בַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
אִם\־'im-ifH518
תַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.Rityou will cut offH3772
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זַרְעִ֖יzar.'Ioffspring myH2233
אַֽחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.Raiafter meH310
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
תַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.Midyou will destroyH8045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
אָבִֽי\׃'a.Vifather myH1

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 24:21

  • Genesis 21:23

    Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • 2 Samuel 21:6-8

    Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them. But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • 1 Samuel 20:14-17

    And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: 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. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

  • Genesis 31:53

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  • Genesis 31:48

    And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Swear.
20:14-17; Ge 21:23; 31:48,53; Heb 6:16
that thou.
2Sa 21:6-8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 24:20

    And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

  • 1 Samuel 24:21

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 24:22

    And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

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1 Samuel 24:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ahora, como yo entiendo que tú has de reinar, y que el reino de Israel ha de ser en tu mano firme y estable,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, voici, je sais que certainement tu régneras, et que le royaume d’Israël sera établi en ta main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nun siehe, ich weiß, daß du gewißlich König werden wirst, und daß in deiner Hand das Königtum Israels bestehen wird;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et nunc quia scio quod certissime regnaturus sis, et habiturus in manu tua regnum Israël: