1 Samuel 28:10

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“Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.””

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BSBPD

“Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Saul sware to her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, `Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 28:10 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
  2. Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
  3. Deuteronomy 18:10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
  4. 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
  5. 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
  6. 2 Samuel 14:11“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
  7. Matthew 26:72And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
  8. Mark 6:23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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