1 Samuel 20:3
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 20 connects to 10 cross-references. David confides to Jonathan that Saul seeks his life; Jonathan refuses to believe it and proposes a test using David's absence from the New Moon feast. They devise a signal with arrows to communicate; Saul's violent anger at David's absence …
Other Translations
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
And David sweareth again, and saith, `Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but--as a step between me and death.'
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
Cross References
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will …
And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves …
I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing …
Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from …
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, …
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee …
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.