6 Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: "As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death."

Other Translations of 1 Samuel 19:6

King James Version

6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.

English Standard Version

6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death."

The Message

6 Saul listened to Jonathan and said, "You're right. As God lives, David lives. He will not be killed."

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

6 So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, "As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:6

Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1-10

(Read 1 Samuel 19:1-10)

How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of the serpent against that of the woman; so deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man without the grace of God, Jeremiah 17:9.