1 Samuel 24 · Verse 22

1 Samuel 24:22

And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
1 Samuel 24:22, King James Version

1 Samuel 24:22 in other translations

BSBSo David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
WEBDavid swore to Saul. Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
ASVAnd David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.
YLTAnd David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.
DARBYAnd David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
BBEAnd David gave Saul his oath. And Saul went back to his house; but David and his men went up to their safe place.
WebsterAnd David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men repaired to the hold.

What does 1 Samuel 24:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Saul went home - Confounded at a sense of his own baseness, and overwhelmed with a sense of David's generosity. David and his men gat them up unto the hold - Went up to Mizpeh, according to the Syriac and Arabic. David could not trust Saul with his life; the utmost he could expect from him was that he should cease from persecuting him; but even this was too much to expect from a man of such a character as Saul. He was no longer under the Divine guidance; an evil spirit had full dominion over his soul. What God fills not, the devil will occupy.

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 24:22 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.

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore an oathH7650
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
לְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'Ulto SaulH7586
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
וְדָוִד֙ve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.Shavand men hisH582
עָל֖וּ'a.Luthey went upH5927
עַל\־'al-toH5921
הַמְּצוּדָֽה\׃\ \פha.me.tzu.Dahthe strongholdH4686

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 24:22

  • 1 Samuel 23:29

    And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En–gedi.

  • Matthew 10:16-17

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

  • John 2:24

    But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

  • Proverbs 26:24-25

    He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David and.
Pr 26:24,25; Mt 10:16,17; Joh 2:24
the hold.
23:29

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

Context

  • 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 24:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Júrame pues ahora por Jehová, que no cortarás mi simiente después de mí, ni raerás mi nombre de la casa de mi padre. Entonces David juró á Saúl. Y fuése Saúl á su casa, y David y los suyos se subieron al sitio fuerte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, jure-moi par l’ Éternel que tu ne retrancheras point ma semence après moi, et que tu n’ôteras point mon nom de la maison de mon père.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so schwöre mir nun bei Jehova, daß du meinen Samen nach mir nicht ausrotten und meinen Namen nicht vertilgen willst aus dem Hause meines Vaters! Und David schwur Saul. Und Saul ging nach seinem Hause; David und seine Männer aber stiegen auf die Bergfeste.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		jura mihi in Domino, ne deleas semen meum post me, neque auferas nomen meum de domo patris mei.