1 Samuel
Chapters 24:17-22
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
17He said, “You are right, and I am wrong. You were good to me, even though I have been bad to you.
18You yourself said it when you told me about the good things you did. The Lord put my life in your hands, but you did not kill me.
19This shows that you are not my enemy. A man doesn’t catch his enemy, and then just let him go. He doesn’t do good things for his enemy. May the Lord reward you for being good to me today.
20Now, I know that you will become the new king. You will rule the kingdom of Israel.
21Now make a promise to me with an oath using the Lord’S name. Promise that you will not kill my descendants, even after I die. Promise me that you will not erase my name from my father’s family.”
22So David made a promise to Saul. He promised that he would not kill Saul’s family. Then Saul went back home. David and his men went back up to the fort.