NET Bible
"Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”"
— 1 Samuel 19:6, NET Bible
“And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.”
“And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death. ”
“Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, "As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death."”
“And when Saul heard this, he was appeased with the words of Jonathan, and swore: As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.”
“And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.”
“And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.”
I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, I will let you know.”
So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.
He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”
Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.
Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.
Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.