1 Kings 1:29

Easy To Read Version

Then the king made a promise: “The Lord God has saved me from every danger. As sure as the Lord is alive, I make this promise to you.

Cross References

Genesis 48:16

He was the Angel who saved me from all my troubles. And I pray that he will bless these boys. Now these boys will have my name and the name of our ancestors, Abraham and Isaac. I pray that they will grow to become great families and nations on earth.”

2 Samuel 12:5

David became very angry against the rich man. He said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, surely the man who did this should die!

2 Samuel 4:9

But David told Recab and his brother Baanah, “As sure as the Lord is alive, he has saved me from all trouble.

1 Kings 1:28

Then King David said, “Tell Bathsheba to come in!” So Bathsheba came in before the king.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”

1 Kings 18:10

As sure as the Lord your God lives, the king has been looking for you everywhere! He has sent people to every country to find you. If the ruler of a country said that you were not in his country, then Ahab forced the ruler to promise that you were not in his country.

1 Kings 2:24

The Lord made me the king of Israel. He has given me the throne that belonged to my father David. The Lord kept his promise and gave the kingdom to me and my family. Now, as sure as the Lord is alive, I swear (promise) that Adonijah will die today!”

2 Kings 4:30

But the child’s mother said, “I promise, as the Lord lives and as you live, I won’t leave without you!”

2 Kings 5:16

But Elisha said, “I serve the Lord. And I promise, as the Lord lives, I will not accept any gift.”

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, [50] said, “Look, my master (Elisha) has let Naaman the Aramean go without accepting the gift that he brought! As the Lord lives, I will run after Naaman and get something from him!”

Psalm 136:24

God saved us from our enemies.\par His true love continues forever.\par

Psalm 138:7

God, if I am in trouble,\par keep me alive.\par If my enemies are angry at me,\par save me from them.\par

Psalm 72:14

The king saves them from cruel people\par who try to hurt them.\par The lives of those poor people are\par very important to the king.\par

Judges 8:19

Gideon said, “Those men were my brothers! My mother’s sons! As the Lord lives, if you had not killed them, then I wouldn’t kill you now.”

1 Samuel 14:39

I swear (promise) by the Lord who saves Israel, even if my own son Jonathan did the sin, he must die.” None of the people said a word.

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan led Israel to a great victory today. Must Jonathan die? Never! We swear (promise) by the living God that {no one will hurt Jonathan}—not one hair of Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground! God helped Jonathan fight against the Philistines today!” So the people saved Jonathan. He was not put to death.

1 Samuel 19:6

Saul listened to Jonathan. Saul made a promise. Saul said, “As surely as the Lord lives, David won’t be put to death.”

1 Samuel 20:21

Then I will tell the boy to go find the arrows. If everything is fine, then I will tell the boy, ‘You went too far! The arrows are closer to me. Come back and get them.’ If I say that, then you can come out of hiding. I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, you are safe. There is no danger.