1 Samuel 19:6 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”

NIV: Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: 'As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.'

NASB: Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, 'As the Lord lives, David shall not be put to death.'

CSB: Saul listened to Jonathan's advice and swore an oath: "As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed."

NLT: So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, 'As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.'

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

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

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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