1 Kings 1:29

In 11 translations

BSB

And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

KJV

And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

WEB

The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

ASV

And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

LSV

And the king swears and says, “YHWH lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity;

YLT

And the king sweareth and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity;

DBY

And the king swore, and said, [As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

DRC

The king swore and said: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,

GNV

And the King sware, saying, As the Lord liueth, who hath redeemed my soule out of all aduersitie,

JPS

And the king swore and said: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

LXXE

And the king swore, and said, As the Lord lives who redeemed my soul out of all affliction,

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WLC

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אֲשֶׁר־פָּדָ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִכָּל־צָרָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ὤμοσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπε, ζῇ Κύριος ὃς ἐλυτρώσατο τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως,

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• 2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
• Psalms 136:24and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
• 2 Kings 5:16But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
• 1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has…
• 1 Kings 18:10As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found…
• 2 Samuel 12:5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
• 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
• Judges 8:19“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
• 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
• 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.”
• Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• 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.
• 1 Samuel 20:21Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and…
• Psalms 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
• Psalms 34:19–22Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be…

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