King James Version
Read in contextAnd Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
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And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall 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.
And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth -- he doth not die.'
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”