1 Samuel 19:6

1 Samuel 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death."
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.”

Context of 1 Samuel 19:6

4Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you. 5For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?” So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.” 7Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past. 8And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.

1 Samuel 19:6 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל בְּק֣וֹל יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל חַי־יְהוָ֖ה אִם־יוּמָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• he shall notאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• be slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:6

• 1 Samuel 14:39For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But not a man among all the people answered him.
• 1 Samuel 28:10And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”
• Psalms 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
• Proverbs 26:24He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself;
• Jeremiah 5:2Though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”
• 1 Samuel 19:10Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He shall not be slain - In consequence of this oath, we may suppose he issued orders contrary to those which he had given the preceding day.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6swore an oath: Breaking a vow is a serious offense against God (see Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21–23; compare Ecclesiastes 5:4–5). However, Saul soon ignored his promise and tried to kill David again (1 Samuel 19:9–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. Jonathan spake good of David--He told his father he was committing a great sin to plot against the life of a man who had rendered the most invaluable services to his country and whose loyalty had been uniformly steady and devoted. The strong remonstrances of Jonathan produced an effect on the impulsive mind of his father. As he was still susceptible of good and honest impressions, he bound himself by an oath to relinquish his hostile purpose; and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:6

• David
• Influence
• Intercession
• Jonathan
• Oath

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings