2 Samuel 21:7 KJV — MannaFest

2 Samuel 21:7

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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ASV

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.

WEB

Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

YLT

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;

DBT

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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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
1 Samuel 20:15
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 23:18
And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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Spared - For the Gibeonites desiring only such a number, it was at David's choice whom to spare. Of Jonathan - This is added, to distinguish him from the other Mephibosheth, ver. 8.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H464818× in canon H255041× in canon H308381× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2SA 21:71SA 18:3 1SA 20:42
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 21:71SA 20:8 1SA 18:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 21:71SA 20:8 1SA 23:18
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 21:72SA 4:4 2SA 9:3
2SA 21:71SA 18:3 1SA 20:8-17
2SA 21:71SA 20:8 2SA 14:32
2SA 21:72SA 4:4 1CH 9:40
2SA 21:71SA 23:18 2SA 9:1

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