¹⁹ So he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother! As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”

³⁹ 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.

⁴⁵ But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? He accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel! No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,^(A) for he worked with God’s help today.”^(B) So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die.

⁶ Saul listened to Jonathan’s advice and swore an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.”

⁹ But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the one who has redeemed my life from every distress,^(A)

⁵ David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

² and Elijah said to Elisha,^(A) “Stay here;^(B) the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.”^(C)

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”^(D) So they went down to Bethel.

⁶ Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”^(A)

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.