1 Samuel 19:6

And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

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In The King James Version

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

In Context

5For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?

7Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 14:39For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

1 Samuel 28:10And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

Proverbs 26:24With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:2-8

Saul's Jealousy of David; Jonathan's Intercession for David. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of… Read the whole commentary →

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