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1 Samuel 20:15

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 20:15

Verse 15 of 42

Scripture focus

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 20:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:15

Theological / Devotional

From my house. By birth Jonathan was a member of the house that had sworn enmity to David. Yet he recognized God’s purpose to entrust the leadership of Israel to his brother-in-law. Jonathan chose of his own free will to affiliate himself with the house that God had indicated would replace the decadent family into which he had been born.

In Jonathan’s heart God’s plan took precedence over family ties. This was not because of his desire for personal safety, but because he understood that truth must finally triumph.

For ever. Heb. ‘ad-‘aolam, literally, “unto an age.” The length of the age must be determined by the idea with which it is associated. In this instance the extent of time would be the period of the simultaneous existence of the two houses. For proof that the expression “for ever” does not necessarily mean endlessness, see on Ex. 21:6.

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