1 Samuel 30 · Verse 15

1 Samuel 30:15

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
1 Samuel 30:15, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:15 in other translations

BSB“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
WEBDavid said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and not deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.”
ASVAnd David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
YLTAnd David saith unto him, ‘Dost thou bring me down unto this troop?' and he saith, ‘Swear to me by God--thou dost not put me to death, nor dost thou shut me up into the hand of my lord--and I bring thee down unto this troop.'
DARBYAnd David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
BBEAnd David said to him, Will you take me down to this band? And he said, If you give me your oath that you will not put me to death or give me up to my master, I will take you to them.
WebsterAnd David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will lead thee down to this company.

What does 1 Samuel 30:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:11-15

11-15. they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David--Old and homeborn slaves are usually treated with great kindness. But a purchased or captured slave must look to himself; for, if feeble or sick, his master will leave him to perish rather than encumber himself with any additional burden. This Egyptian seems to have recently fallen into the hands of an Amalekite, and his master having belonged to…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Swear unto me - At the conclusion of this verse, the Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic add, that David swore to him. This is not expressed in the Hebrew, but is necessarily implied.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:7-15

If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that he will direct our steps, as he did those of David. David, in tenderness to his men, would by no means urge them beyond their strength. The Son of David thus considers the frames of his followers, who are not all alike strong and vigorous in their spiritual pursuits and conflicts; but, where we…

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1 Samuel 30:15 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
הֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.ni¿ will you take down meH3381
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.Dudthe marauding bandH1416
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'Ahswear !H7650
לִּ֨יlito <the> me
בֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.Himby GodH430
אִם\־'im-ifH518
תְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niyou will kill meH4191
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
תַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niyou will deliver up meH5462
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.Nimaster myH113
וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.Khaand I will take down youH3381
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.Dudthe marauding bandH1416
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:15

  • 1 Samuel 29:6

    Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

  • Ezekiel 17:13

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

  • Ezekiel 17:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • Joshua 9:19-20

    But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

  • Joshua 9:15

    And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

  • Deuteronomy 23:15-16

    Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

  • Joshua 2:12

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Swear.
29:6; Jos 2:12; 9:15,19,20; Eze 17:13,16,19
nor deliver.
De 23:15,16

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

Context

  • 1 Samuel 30:14

    We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

  • 1 Samuel 30:15

    And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

  • 1 Samuel 30:16

    And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

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1 Samuel 30:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y díjole David: ¿Me llevarás tú á esa tropa? Y él dijo: Hazme juramento por Dios que no me matarás, ni me entregarás en las manos de mi amo, y yo te llevaré á esa gente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David lui dit: Me ferais-tu descendre vers cette troupe? Et il dit: Jure-moi par Dieu que tu ne me feras pas mourir, et que tu ne me livreras pas en la main de mon maître, et je te ferai descendre vers cette troupe.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach zu ihm: Willst du mich zu dieser Schar hinabführen? Und er sprach: Schwöre mir bei Gott, daß du mich nicht töten noch mich der Hand meines Herrn ausliefern willst, so will ich dich zu dieser Schar hinabführen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei David: Potes me ducere ad cuneum istum? Qui ait: Jura mihi per Deum quod non occidas me, et non tradas me in manus domini mei, et ego ducam te ad cuneum istum. Et juravit ei David.