Saulvowedto her by the LORD,saying,"As the LORDlives,nopunishmentshall comeupon you for thisthing."
"For Godknowsthat in the dayyou eatfrom it your eyeswill be opened,and you will be like God,knowinggoodand evil."
Then she said,"Pleaselet the kingrememberthe LORDyour God,[so that] the avengerof bloodwill not continueto destroy,otherwisethey will destroymy son."And he said,"As the LORDlives,not one hairof your sonshall fallto the ground."
"You shall not takethe nameof the LORDyour Godin vain,for the LORDwill not leavehim unpunishedwhotakesHis namein vain.
And againhe denied[it] with an oath,"I do not knowthe man."
And he sworeto her, "Whateveryou askof me, I will giveit to you; up to halfof my kingdom."
"For as the LORDlives,who deliversIsrael,thoughit is in Jonathanmy son,he shall surelydie."But not oneof allthe peopleansweredhim.
Saullistenedto the voiceof Jonathan,and Saulvowed,"As the LORDlives,he shall not be putto death."
Then the womansaid,"Whomshall I bringup for you?" And he said,"Bringup Samuelfor me."
But the womansaidto him, "Behold,you knowwhatSaulhas done,howhe has cutoffthose who are mediumsand spiritistsfrom the land.Whyare you then layinga snarefor my lifeto bringabout my death?"
