And never stop being kind to my family. Don’t stop even when the Lord has cut off every one of your enemies from the face of the earth.”

就是我死后，耶和华从地上剪除你仇敌的时候，你也永不可向我家绝了恩惠。”

就是耶和华从地面逐一剪除大卫仇敌的时候，你也永不可向我家断绝恩惠。”

就是耶和华从地面逐一剪除大卫仇敌的时候，你也永不可向我家断绝恩惠。”

在我死后，即使耶和华把你所有的仇敌都毁灭了，请你仍旧恩待我的后人。”

我死了以后，耶和华从地上一一剪除大卫的仇敌的时候，你也不可向我的家永远断绝你的慈爱。”

在耶和华把大卫的每个仇敌从这地面上剪除的时候，愿你也不要对我家断绝慈爱，直到永远。”

就是我死後，耶和華從地上剪除你仇敵的時候，你也永不可向我家絕了恩惠。」

就是耶和華從地面逐一剪除大衛仇敵的時候，你也永不可向我家斷絕恩惠。」

就是耶和華從地面逐一剪除大衛仇敵的時候，你也永不可向我家斷絕恩惠。」

在我死後，即使耶和華把你所有的仇敵都毀滅了，請你仍舊恩待我的後人。」

我死了以後，耶和華從地上一一剪除大衛的仇敵的時候，你也不可向我的家永遠斷絕你的慈愛。”

求你也永不向我家剪斷忠愛。但假使永恆主從地上剪滅了大衛每一個仇敵，

在耶和華把大衛的每個仇敵從這地面上剪除的時候，願你也不要對我家斷絕慈愛，直到永遠。」

厥後耶和華殲大衛諸敵於地時、亦勿絕爾仁慈於我家、歷世靡暨、

爾亦必施恩於我家、歲恆不絕。

至主以爾敵悉滅於地、亦勿與我家絕恩、至於永遠、或作不第我生存時爾當為主施恩於我即我死後主以爾敵俱滅於地亦勿與我家絕恩至於永遠

and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family— not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

don’t ever withdraw your kindness from my household— not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

And you shall never cut off your loyalty to my house, not even when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

don’t ever withdraw your faithful love from my household— not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

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.

Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth

but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.”

The king spared Mephibosheth. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul. David had made a promise in front of the Lord. He had promised to be kind to Jonathan and the family line of his father Saul.

David asked,“ Is anyone left from the royal house of Saul? If there is, I want to be kind to him because of Jonathan.”Ziba was a servant in Saul’s family. David sent for him to come and see him. The king said to him,“ Are you Ziba?”“ I’m ready to serve you,” he replied.The king asked,“ Isn’t there anyone still alive from the royal house of Saul? God has been very kind to me. I would like to be kind to that person in the same way.” Ziba answered the king,“ A son of Jonathan is still living. Both of his feet were hurt so that he can’t walk.”“ Where is he?” the king asked. Ziba answered,“ He’s in the town of Lo Debar. He’s staying at the house of Makir, the son of Ammiel.”So King David had Mephibosheth brought from Makir’s house in Lo Debar.Mephibosheth came to David. He was the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul. Mephibosheth bowed down to David to show him respect. David said,“ Mephibosheth!”“ I’m ready to serve you,” he replied.“ Don’t be afraid,” David told him.“ You can be sure that I will be kind to you because of your father Jonathan. I’ll give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. And I’ll always provide what you need.”

Now make a promise in the name of the Lord. Promise me that you won’t kill the children of my family. Also promise me that you won’t wipe out my name from my family line.”