Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:15
But [also] thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house forever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
Thy kindness; he saith not, the kindness of the Lord, as before, because the covenant between them seem to have been only personal, and not comprehending their posterity. And therefore as Jonathan speaks confidently of his own preservation by virtue of that covenant; so he here lays this additional obligation upon David, that he would extend his kindness to all his progeny.
When the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David; which he will certainly do without exception of Saul my father, and those of his children who have joined, or shall join, with him in his hostilities and cruelties against David. And by this word
enemies he implies the reasonableness of his request, because Jonathan was none of that number, and therefore not to be treated as such.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever,…. His family should partake of it as well as himself:
no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David, everyone from the face of the earth; Saul and his sons, and everyone that should oppose his settlement in the kingdom: Jonathan’s meaning is, that the covenant between them should not be only between them personally, but include their posterity, as follows.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Sa 20:15 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.
Ver. 15. No, not when the Lord hath cut off, ] i.e., When thou art in thy greatest power, and hast none to oppose thee. Jonathan looked upon David as his greatest under, – as king of Israel; so did the penitent thief upon Christ. Luk 23:42
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the face of. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
thou shalt: 1Sa 24:21, 2Sa 9:1-7, 2Sa 21:7
Reciprocal: Gen 40:14 – show Jos 2:12 – swear 1Sa 20:23 – the matter
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 20:15. Thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house The covenant they had made was not merely personal, but reached to their posterity, and was to be kept even when David should have the greatest power, and there were none to oppose his will. These verses seem strongly to indicate that Jonathan knew of Davids being anointed to the kingdom! How unspeakable a generosity is here shown by Jonathan to stipulate for his own life, and the lives of his posterity, with that man whose life, humanly speaking, was now in his power!