"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.
The kingvowedand said,"As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
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."
But she said,"As the LORDyour Godlives,I havenobread,onlya handfulof flourin the bowland a littleoilin the jar;and behold,I am gatheringa fewsticksthat I may goin and preparefor me and my son,that we may eatit and die."
So he wentand didaccording to the wordof the LORD,for he wentand livedby the brookCherith,whichis eastof the Jordan.
"Arise,goto Zarephath,whichbelongs to Sidon,and staythere;behold,I have commandeda widowthereto providefor you."
"And nowyou are saying,'Go,sayto your master,"Behold,Elijah[is here]."'
Elijahsaid,"As the LORDof hostslives,beforewhomI stand,I will surelyshowmyself to him today."
He said,"Whatsinhave I committed,that you are givingyour servantinto the handof Ahabto putme to death?
"Nowtherefore, as the LORDlives,whohas establishedme and setme on the throneof Davidmy fatherand whohas mademe a houseas He promised,surelyAdonijahshall be putto deathtoday."
But Micaiahsaid,"As the LORDlives,whatthe LORDsaysto me, that I shall speak."
In pridethe wickedhotlypursuethe afflicted;Let them be caughtin the plotswhichthey have devised.
You hidethem in the secretplaceof Your presencefrom the conspiraciesof man;You keepthem secretlyin a shelterfrom the strifeof tongues.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
Then the officialssaidto Baruch,"Go,hideyourself, you and Jeremiah,and do not let anyone knowwhereyou are."
And the kingcommandedJerahmeelthe king'sson,Seraiahthe sonof Azriel,and Shelemiahthe sonof Abdeelto seizeBaruchthe scribeand Jeremiahthe prophet,but the LORDhidthem.
Thereforethey pickedup stonesto throwat Him, but JesushidHimself and wentout of the temple.
"So look,and learnaboutallthe hidingplaceswherehe hideshimself and returnto me with certainty,and I will gowith you; and ifhe is in the land,I will searchhim out among allthe thousandsof Judah."
Then AchishcalledDavidand saidto him, "[As] the LORDlives,you [have been] upright,and your goingout and your comingin with me in the armyare pleasingin my sight;for I have not foundevilin you from the dayof your comingto me to thisday.Nevertheless, you are not pleasingin the sightof the lords.
