1 Samuel 19:6

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

And Saul {H7586} hearkened {H8085} unto the voice {H6963} of Jonathan {H3083}: and Saul {H7586} sware {H7650}, As the LORD {H3068} liveth {H2416}, he shall not {H518} be slain {H4191}.

Sha'ul heeded Y'honatan's advice and swore, "As ADONAI lives, he will not be put to death."

Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Proverbs 26:24

    ¶ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  • Proverbs 26:25

    When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.

  • Jeremiah 5:2

    And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

  • 1 Samuel 28:10

    And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, [As] the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

  • Psalms 15:4

    In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not.

  • 1 Samuel 19:10

    And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

  • 1 Samuel 19:11

    ¶ Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

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