2nd Samuel Chapter 21 verse 7 Holy Bible
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
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But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.
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But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
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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.
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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.
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But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
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and the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that `is' between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNow the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingsparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣ל (way·yaḥ·mōl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2550: To commiserate, to spareMephiboshethמְפִי־ (mə·p̄î-)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4648: Mephibosheth -- 'dispeller of shame'sonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Jonathan,יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelitesthe sonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Saul,שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesbecause ofעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe oathשְׁבֻעַ֤ת (šə·ḇu·‘aṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 7621: Something sworn, an oathbefore the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelbetweenבֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם (bê·nō·ṯām)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenDavidדָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseandוּבֵ֖ין (ū·ḇên)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelitessonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Saul.שָׁאֽוּל׃ (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two IsraelitesJump to PreviousDavid Jehovah's Jonathan LORD's Mephibosheth Mephib'osheth Oath Pity Saul Saul's Spared
