1 Samuel 19:6

And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, saying, As the Lord lives, he shall not die.

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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

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, 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, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.

Proverbs 26:24A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, 1 But in his heart he contrives deceit. 1

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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