But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.p>

He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag&#8217;s people<n id="1" /> with the sword.

<p class="bodytext">Saul accepted Jonathan&#8217;s advice<n id="1" /> and took an oath, &#8220;As surely as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, he will not be put to death.&#8221;

While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the <sc>Lordsc>, or else I will die!

But Saul swore an oath to her by the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;As surely as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!&#8221;

The king swore an oath: &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives (he who has rescued me<n id="1" /> from every danger),

But Elijah said, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lord who rules over allsc><n id="1" /> lives (whom I serve),<n id="2" /> I will make an appearance before him today.&#8221;p>

But Micaiah said, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, I will say what the <sc>Lordsc> tells me to say.&#8221;p>

The mother of the child said, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives and as you live, I will not leave you.&#8221; So Elisha<n id="1" /> got up and followed her back.p>

But Elisha<n id="1" /> replied, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives (whom I serve),<n id="2" /> I will take nothing from you.&#8221; Naaman<n id="3" /> insisted that he take it, but he refused.

But Micaiah said, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">in whose hand<n id="1" /> is the life<n id="2" /> of every creaturep> <p class="poetry">and the breath of all the human race.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I thirst<n id="1" /> for God,p> <p class="poetry">for the living God.p> <p class="poetry">I say,<n id="2" /> &#8220;When will I be able to go and appear in God&#8217;s presence?&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Before the kindling is even placed under your pots,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he<n id="2" /> will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not sit in judgment on<n id="1" /> your servant,p> <p class="poetry">for no one alive is innocent before you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You must be truthful, honest and uprightp> <p class="poetry">when you take an oath saying, &#8216;As surely as the <sc>Lordsc> lives!&#8217;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">If you do,<n id="2" /> the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you arep> <p class="poetry">and will make him the object of their boasting.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

You may eat any moving thing that lives.<n id="1" /> As I gave you<n id="2" /> the green plants, I now give<n id="3" /> you everything.p>

But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines<n id="1" /> and sent them off to the east, away from his son Isaac.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Abraham lived a total of<n id="1" /> 175 years.

You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives,<n id="1" /> you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.