19. This 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.
20. Now, I know that you will become the new king. You will rule the kingdom of Israel.
21. Now 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.”
22. So 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.