King James Version
1 Samuel 24:22 in the King James Version says “And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.”
1 Samuel 24:22 · KJV
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“sware”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“home”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“gat them up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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