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 King James Version (NKJV)So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”

Context of 1 Samuel 19:6

4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, And Yhwh wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Yhwh liveth, he shall not be slain. 7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And 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 slew them with a great slaughter; 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

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 Yhwh liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
• 1 Samuel 28:10And Saul sware to her by Yhwh, saying, As Yhwh liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
• Psalms 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear Yhwh. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
• Proverbs 26:24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
• Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, Yhwh liveth; surely they swear falsely.
• 1 Samuel 19:10And 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.

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