1 Samuel 19:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 19:6

4 Thus Jonathan ^aspoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king ^bsin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.

5 For he took his ^alife in his hands and ^bkilled the Philistine, and ^cthe Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. ^dWhy then will you ^esin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

6 So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”

7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence ^aas in times past.

8 And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, ^aand struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.

9 Now ^athe distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand.

10 Then 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.

11 ^aSaul also sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

12 So Michal ^alet David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped.

13 And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with clothes.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 19:6

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American Standard Version
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death.

Amplified® Bible
Saul heeded Jonathan and swore, As the Lord lives, David shall not be slain.

Contemporary English Version
Saul agreed and promised, "I swear by the living LORD that I won't have David killed!"

Darby English Version
And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [As] Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!

Good News Bible
Saul was convinced by what Jonathan said and made a vow in the LORD's name that he would not kill David.

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

New American Standard Bible
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death."

New International Version
Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death."

New King James Version
So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be killed.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, "As the LORD lives, he shall not receive the death penalty."

Revised Standard Version
And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan; Saul swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death."

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth -- he doth not die.'

New English Translation
Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice¹ and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.”

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