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."
Abramsaidto the kingof Sodom,"I have swornto the LORDGodMostHigh,possessorof heavenand earth,
"Ifyou mistreatmy daughters,or ifyou takewivesbesidesmy daughters,[although] nomanis with us, see,Godis witnessbetweenyou and me."
So the kingsaid,"Whoever speaksto you, bringhim to me, and he will not touchyou anymore."
Then the womansaid,"Pleaselet your maidservantspeaka wordto my lordthe king."And he said,"Speak."
Then the kingsaidto Joab,"Beholdnow,I will surely dothisthing;gotherefore, bringbackthe youngmanAbsalom."
Solomonsaid,"Ifhe is a worthyman,not one of his hairswill fallto the ground;but ifwickednessis foundin him, he will die."
And you will swear,'As the LORDlives,'In truth,in justiceand in righteousness;Then the nationswill blessthemselves in Him, And in Him they will glory."
The bloodavengerhimselfshall putthe murdererto death;he shall puthim to deathwhen he meetshim.
orif he struckhim downwith his handin enmity,and [as a result] he died,the one who struckhim shall surelybe putto death,he is a murderer;the bloodavengershall putthe murdererto deathwhen he meetshim.
and the bloodavengerfindshim outsidethe borderof his cityof refuge,and the bloodavengerkillsthe manslayer,he will not be guilty of blood
"But the veryhairsof your headare allnumbered.
"ThereforeI encourageyou to takesome food,for thisis for your preservation,for not a hairfrom the headof anyof you will perish."
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.
Jonathansaidto David,"Goin safety,inasmuchas we have swornto eachotherin the nameof the LORD,saying,The LORDwill be betweenme and you, and betweenmy descendantsand your descendantsforever.'"Then he roseand departed,while Jonathanwentinto the city.
Saulvowedto her by the LORD,saying,"As the LORDlives,nopunishmentshall comeupon you for thisthing."