2 Samuel 14:11

Easy To Read Version

The woman said, “Please, use the name of the Lord your God and swear (promise) that you will stop those people. They want to punish my son for murdering his brother. Swear that you won’t let them destroy my son.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promise to the Lord, the God Most High, the One who made heaven and earth—

Genesis 31:50

Then Laban said, “If you hurt my daughters, remember that God will punish you. If you marry other women, remember that God is watching.

2 Samuel 14:10

King David said, “If someone is saying bad things to you, then bring that person to me. He won’t bother you again.”

2 Samuel 14:12

The woman said, “My lord and king, please let me say something else to you.”

2 Samuel 14:21

The king said to Joab, “Look, I will do what I promised. Now please bring back the young man Absalom.”

1 Kings 1:52

So Solomon answered, “If Adonijah shows that he is a good man, then I promise that not even a hair on his head will be hurt. But if he does anything wrong, then he will die.”

Jeremiah 4:2

If you do those things,\par then you will be able to use my name\par to make a promise:\par You will be able to say,\par ‘As the Lord lives.’\par And you will be able to use those words\par in a truthful, honest, and right way.\par If you do these things, then the nations\par will be blessed by the Lord.\par They will brag about the things\par that the Lord has done.”\par

Numbers 35:19

A member of the dead man’s family [386] can chase that murderer and kill him.

Matthew 10:30

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

Acts 27:34

Now I beg (ask) you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”

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 20:42

Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace. We used the Lord’s name and promised to be friends. We said that the Lord will be the witness between us and our descendants [178] forever.”

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul used the Lord’s name to make a promise to the woman. He said, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for doing this.”