The kingvowedand said,"As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
DavidansweredRechaband Baanahhis brother,sonsof Rimmonthe Beerothite,and saidto them, "As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
And has rescuedus from our adversaries,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting;
ThoughI walkin the midstof trouble,You will reviveme; You will stretchforthYour handagainstthe wrathof my enemies,And Your righthandwill saveme.
He will rescuetheir lifefrom oppressionand violence,And their bloodwill be preciousin his sight;
But Gehazi,the servantof Elishathe manof God,thought,"Behold,my masterhas sparedthisNaamanthe Aramean,by not receivingfrom his handswhathe brought.As the LORDlives,I will runafterhim and takesomethingfrom him."
But he said,"As the LORDlives,beforewhomI stand,I will takenothing."And he urgedhim to take[it], but he refused.
The motherof the ladsaid,"As the LORDlivesand as you yourselflive,I will not leaveyou." And he aroseand followedher.
"As the LORDyour Godlives,thereis nonationor kingdomwheremy masterhas not sentto searchfor you; and when they said,'He is not [here],' he made the kingdomor nationswearthat they could not findyou.
Now Elijahthe Tishbite,who was of the settlersof Gilead,saidto Ahab,"As the LORD,the Godof Israellives,beforewhomI stand,surelythere shall be neitherdewnor raintheseyears,exceptby my word."
"Nowtherefore, as the LORDlives,whohas establishedme and setme on the throneof Davidmy fatherand whohas mademe a houseas He promised,surelyAdonijahshall be putto deathtoday."
Then David'sangerburnedgreatlyagainst the man,and he saidto Nathan,"As the LORDlives,surelythe manwho has donethisdeservesto die.
"And behold,I will sendthe lad,[saying], 'Go,findthe arrows.'IfI specificallysayto the lad,'Behold,the arrowsare on thissideof you, getthem,' then come;for there is safetyfor you and noharm,as the LORDlives.
Saullistenedto the voiceof Jonathan,and Saulvowed,"As the LORDlives,he shall not be putto death."
But the peoplesaidto Saul,"Must Jonathandie,whohas broughtaboutthisgreatdeliverancein Israel?Farfrom it! As the LORDlives,not one hairof his headshall fallto the ground,for he has workedwith Godthisday."So the peoplerescuedJonathanand he did not die.
"For as the LORDlives,who deliversIsrael,thoughit is in Jonathanmy son,he shall surelydie."But not oneof allthe peopleansweredhim.
He said,"They [were] my brothers,the sonsof my mother.[As] the LORDlives,ifonlyyou had let them live,I would not killyou."
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
Then KingDavidsaid,"CallBathshebato me." And she cameinto the king'spresenceand stoodbeforethe king.
