1 Samuel 19:6

And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, saying, As the Lord lives, + 19:6 Gr. if he shall die.he shall not die.

Brenton Septuagint

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

5And he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great deliverance; and all Israel saw, and rejoiced: why then dost thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

7And Jonathan called David, and told him all these words; and Jonathan brought David in to Saul, and he was before him as in former times.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 14:39For as the Lord lives who has saved Israel, + 14:39 Gr. if he should answer or give sentence.if answer should be against my son Jonathan, he shall surely die. And there was no one that answered out of all the people.

1 Samuel 28:10And Saul swore to her, and said, As the Lord lives, + 28:10 Gr. if injury.no injury shall come upon thee on this account.

Proverbs 26:24A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.

Jeremiah 5:2The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?

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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