1 Samuel 24:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ “And now, swear to me by יהוה  that you do not cut off my seed after me, nor destroy my name from my father’s house.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Swear now therefore to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ Because of that, make a solemn pledge to me by the LORD that you won’t kill off my descendants after I’m gone and that you won’t destroy my name from my family lineage.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.

1 Samuel 24:21 Cross References

Genesis 21:23

“And now, swear to me by Elohim, not to be untrue to me, to my offspring, or to my descendants. Do to me according to the kindness that I have done to you and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

Genesis 31:48

And Laḇ

Genesis 31:53

“The Elohim of Aḇ

Hebrews 6:16

For men do indeed swear by the one greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

1 Samuel 23:17

and said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Sha’ul my father is not going to find you, and you are to reign over Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 25:28

“Please forgive the transgression of your female servant. For יהוה  is certainly making a steadfast house for my master, because my master fights the battles of יהוה, and evil is not found in you in all your days.

1 Samuel 25:30

“And it shall be, when יהוה  has done for my master according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Yisra’ĕ