1 Samuel 19:6

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

As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.

Then Saul swore to her by the Lord: “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you because of this.”

who despises the one rejected by the Lord

but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.

When they say, “As the Lord lives,”
they are swearing falsely.

and Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear. As the spear struck the wall, David eluded Saul, ran away, and escaped that night.

As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.

Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.