2 Samuel 14:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The woman said, “Please, use the name of the Lord your God and swear that you will stop these people. They want to punish my son for murdering his brother. Swear that you will not let them destroy my son.” David said, “As the Lord lives, no one will hurt your son. Not even one hair from your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan led Israel to a great victory today. Must Jonathan die? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, 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 from death.

Matthew 10:30

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

Numbers 35:19

A member of the dead person’s family can chase you and kill you.

Acts 27:34

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

1 Kings 1:52

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

Jeremiah 4:2

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

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 won’t be punished for doing this.”

1 Samuel 20:42

Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace. We have taken an oath in the Lord’s name to be friends forever. We have asked the Lord to be a witness between us and our descendants forever.”

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.

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.

2 Samuel 14:10

King David said, “If anyone is saying bad things to you, bring them to me. They will not bother you again.”

2 Samuel 14:12

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

2 Samuel 14:21

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