2 Samuel 14:11

New International Reader's Version

She said, “Please pray to the Lord your God. Pray that he will keep our nearest male relative from killing my other son. Then my son won’t be destroyed.” “You can be sure that the Lord lives,” the king said. “And you can be just as sure that not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to make a promise to the Lord. He is the Most High God. He is the Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 31:50

Don’t treat my daughters badly. Don’t get married to any women besides my daughters. There isn’t anyone here to see what we’re doing. But remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

2 Samuel 14:10

The king replied, “If people give you any trouble, bring them to me. They won’t bother you again.”

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “King David, please let me say something else to you.” “Go ahead,” he replied.

2 Samuel 14:21

Later the king said to Joab, “All right. I’ll do what you want. Go. Bring back the young man Absalom.”

1 Kings 1:52

Solomon replied, “Let him show that he’s a man people can respect. Then not even one hair on his head will fall to the ground. But if I find out he’s done something evil, he will die.”

Jeremiah 4:2

Make all your promises in my name. When you promise say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these promises. Then the nations will ask for blessings from me. And they will boast about me.”

Numbers 35:19

The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.

Numbers 35:21

Or what if that person hits another person with a fist so that the other dies? Then the person who does any of those things must be put to death. That person is a murderer. The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.

Numbers 35:27

And suppose the dead person’s nearest male relative finds them outside the city. Then the relative can kill the accused person. The relative will not be guilty of murder.

Matthew 10:30

He even counts every hair on your head!

Acts 27:34

Now I am asking you to eat some food. You need it to live. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head.”

1 Samuel 14:45

But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan be put to death? Never! He has saved Israel in a wonderful way. He did it today with God’s help. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that not even one hair on Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground.” So the men rescued Jonathan. He wasn’t put to death.

1 Samuel 20:42

Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace. In the name of the Lord we’ve promised to be friends. We have said, ‘The Lord is a witness between you and me. He’s a witness between your children and my children forever.’ ” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul made a promise in the name of the Lord. He said to the woman, “You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that you won’t be punished for helping me.”