1 Samuel 19:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ 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

⁶ And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Saul heeded Jonathan and swore, As the Lord lives, David shall not be slain.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death.

Common English Bible

⁶ Saul listened to Jonathan and then swore, “As surely as the LORD lives, David won’t be executed.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed."

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’ĕ

1 Samuel 19:5

“For he took his life in his hands and smote the Philistine, and יהוה  wrought a great deliverance for all Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 19:7

Yehonathan then called Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 28:10

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