THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 20:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Thou shalt not take away thy kindness from my house for ever, when the Lord shall have rooted out the enemies of David, every one of them from the earth, may he take away Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it at the hands of David's enemies.
וְלֹֽא־תַכְרִ֧ת אֶֽת־חַסְדְּךָ֛ מֵעִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖י עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְלֹ֗א בְּהַכְרִ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אִ֕ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Sam 21:7And the king spared Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord, that had been between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
- 1 Sam 24:21And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
- 2 Sam 9:1And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?
- 2 Sam 9:7And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul the father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.