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2 Sam. 21:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But the king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
spared
chamal (Hebrew #2550)
to commiserate; by implication, to spare
KJV usage: have compassion, (have) pity, spare.
Pronounce: khaw-mal'
Origin: a primitive root
Mephibosheth
Mphiybosheth (Hebrew #4648)
probably from 6284 and 1322; dispeller of shame (i.e. of Baal); Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Mephibosheth.
Pronounce: mef-ee-bo'-sheth
Origin: or Mphibosheth {mef-ee-bo'-sheth}
, the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Jonathan
Yhownathan (Hebrew #3083)
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Jonathan. Compare 3129.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-naw-thawn'
Origin: from 3068 and 5414
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
, because of the Lord’s
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
oath
shbuw`ah (Hebrew #7621)
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
KJV usage: curse, oath, X sworn.
Pronounce: sheb-oo-aw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 7650
s that was between them, between David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
and Jonathan
Yhownathan (Hebrew #3083)
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Jonathan. Compare 3129.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-naw-thawn'
Origin: from 3068 and 5414
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
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1 Sam. 20:15• 15{i}but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house forever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, everyone from the face of the earth.{/i} (1 Sam. 20:15)

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David,
Jonathan,
Kings,
Mephibosheth,
Oath,
Saul,
Son

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Mephibosheth.
2 Sam. 4:4• 4{i}And Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; 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.{/i} (2 Sam. 4:4)
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2 Sam. 9:10• 10{i}And thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat. And Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread at my table continually. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.{/i} (2 Sam. 9:10)
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2 Sam. 16:4• 4{i}And the king said to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly bow myself: may I find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.{/i} (2 Sam. 16:4)
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2 Sam. 19:25• 25{i}And as soon as Jerusalem came to meet the king, the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?{/i} (2 Sam. 19:25)
because.
1 Sam. 18:3• 3Then Jonathan and David, made a covenant, because he loved, him as his own soul. (1 Sam. 18:3)
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1 Sam. 20:8,15,17,42• 8{i}Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?{/i}
 15{i}but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house forever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, everyone from the face of the earth.{/i}
 17And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
 42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed forever. And he arose and departed and Jonathan went into the city. (1 Sam. 20:8,15,17,42)
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1 Sam. 23:18• 18{i}And{/i} they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. (1 Sam. 23:18)
• Mephibosheth is spared. David who had treated him earlier with apparent severity here shows that he always bore him on his heart. David was not a man to forget his oaths. Had he not sworn to Jonathan: "Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed forever" (1 Sam. 20:42)? (“2 Samuel 21-24: 2 Samuel 21-24” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)