2 Samuel 21:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord which had been made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:4

And the king said to Ziba, "All the things which were for Mephibosheth are now yours." And Ziba said, "I beg you that I may find grace before you, my lord the king."

2 Samuel 19:25

And when he had met the king at Jerusalem, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"

2 Samuel 4:4

Now Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son with disabled feet. For he was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan arrived from Jezreel. And so, his nurse, taking him up, fled. And while she was hurrying, so that she might flee, he fell and was made lame. And he was called Mephibosheth.

2 Samuel 9:1

And David said, "Do you think that there could be anyone left from the house of Saul, so that I might show mercy to him because of Jonathan?"

2 Samuel 9:10

And so, work the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you shall bring in food for the son of your lord, for nourishment. And Mephibosheth, the son of your lord, shall always eat bread at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2 Samuel 9:6

And when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell upon his face, and he reverenced. And David said, "Mephibosheth?" And he responded, "Your servant is here."

2 Samuel 9:7

And David said to him: "Do not be afraid. For I will certainly show mercy to you because of your father Jonathan. And I will restore to you all the fields of your father Saul. And you shall eat bread at my table always."

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.

1 Samuel 18:3

Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:12

Jonathan said before David: "O Lord, God of Israel, if I will discover a decision by my father, tomorrow, or the day after, and if there will be anything good concerning David, and yet I do not immediately send to you and make it known to you,

1 Samuel 20:15

you shall not take away your mercy from my house, even forever, when the Lord will have rooted out the enemies of David, each and every one of them, from the earth. May he take Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it from the hands of the enemies of David."

1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan continued to swear to David, because he loved him. For he loved him like his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:42

Then Jonathan said to David: "Go in peace. And let us both keep all that we have ever sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, 'May the Lord be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, even forever.' "

1 Samuel 20:8

Therefore, show mercy to your servant. For you have brought me, your servant, into a covenant of the Lord with you. But if there is any iniquity in me, you may kill me, and you shall not lead me in to your father."

1 Samuel 23:18

Therefore, they both struck a pact before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods. But Jonathan returned to his house.

1 Samuel 24:22

Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father."