1 Samuel 19:6 - The Scriptures 2009

And Sha’ul listened to the voice of Yehonathan, and Sha’ul swore, “As יהוה lives, he does not die.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Saul heeded Jonathan and swore, As the Lord lives, David shall not be slain.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death.

Common English Bible

Saul listened to Jonathan and then swore, “As surely as the LORD lives, David won’t be executed.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when Saul heard this he was appeased with the words of Jonathan, and swore: As the Lord liveth he shall not be slain.

1 Samuel 19:6 Cross References

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a reprobate one is despised, But he esteems those who fear יהוה; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

Proverbs 31:8

Open your mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all the sons of the departed.

Jeremiah 5:2

“Even when they say, ‘As יהוה lives,’ they swear falsely, for certain.”

1 Samuel 14:39

“For as יהוה lives, who saves Yisra’ĕl, though it be in Yonathan my son, he shall certainly die.” But not one among all the people answered him.

1 Samuel 19:5

“For he took his life in his hands and struck the Philistine, and יהוה wrought a great deliverance for all Yisra’ĕl. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then do you sin against innocent blood, to put Dawiḏ to death without cause?”

1 Samuel 19:7

Yehonathan then called Dawiḏ, and Yehonathan told him all these words. So Yehonathan brought Dawiḏ to Sha’ul, and he was in his presence as before.

1 Samuel 28:10

And Sha’ul swore to her by יהוה, saying, “As יהוה lives, no punishment comes upon you for this matter.”