1 Samuel 19:6

New King James Version

So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”

Cross References

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

Proverbs 31:8

Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die.

Jeremiah 5:2

Though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”

1 Samuel 14:39

For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But not a man among all the people answered him.

1 Samuel 19:5

For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

1 Samuel 19:7

Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past.

1 Samuel 28:10

And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”