19:6 Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice 1 and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.”
24:22 David promised Saul this on oath. 2 Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
20:3 Taking an oath, David again 3 said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact 4 that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, 5 ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”
1 tn Heb “and Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan.”
2 tn Heb “and David swore an oath to Saul.”
3 tc The LXX and the Syriac Peshitta lack the word “again.”
4 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.
5 tn Heb “said,” that is, to himself. So also in v. 25.