2 Samuel 14:11

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She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to the Lord your God in order to keep an avenger from doing more harm by destroying my son.” “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” he said, “not a hair on your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I now raise my hand and solemnly swear to the Lord God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 31:50

If you mistreat my daughters or marry other women behind my back, remember that God stands as a witness between you and me.”

2 Samuel 14:10

The king said, “If anyone says anything against you, bring him to me. He’ll never harm you again.”

2 Samuel 14:12

The woman said, “Please let me say something else to you.” “Speak,” he said.

2 Samuel 14:21

Then the king told Joab, “This is what you’ll do. Bring back the young man Absalom.”

1 Kings 1:52

Solomon said, “If he will behave like an honorable man, not one hair on his head will fall to the ground. But if he does ⌞anything⌟ wrong, he will die.”

Jeremiah 4:2

if you take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives …’ in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and they will be honored by me.”

Numbers 35:19

The relative who can avenge the death must make sure a murderer is put to death. When he catches up with the murderer, he must kill him.

Numbers 35:21

or if you beat your enemy to death with your bare hands, you must be put to death. You are a murderer. The relative who can avenge the death must kill you when he catches up with you, because you are a murderer.

Numbers 35:27

If the relative who can avenge the death finds you outside the city of refuge and kills you, the relative is not guilty of murder.

Matthew 10:30

Every hair on your head has been counted.

Acts 27:34

So I’m encouraging you to eat something. Eating will help you survive, since not a hair from anyone’s head will be lost.”

1 Samuel 14:45

The troops asked Saul, “Should Jonathan die after he has won this great victory in Israel? That would be unthinkable! We solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground, because he has done this with God’s help today.” So the troops rescued Jonathan from death.

1 Samuel 20:42

“Go in peace!” Jonathan told David. “We have both taken an oath in the Lord’s name, saying, ‘The Lord will be ⌞a witness⌟ between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’ ” So David left, and Jonathan went into the city.

1 Samuel 28:10

But Saul took an oath in the Lord’s name, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, you will not be harmed if you do this.”