1Sa 29:6, 1Ki 1:29, 2:24, 17:1, 12, 18:15 | ESV | STEP | Then Achish called David and said to him, As the Lord lives , you have been honest , and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign . For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day . Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you.

k[See ver. 1 above]

l[See ver. 10 above]

1 Samuel 29:6

6 Then Achish called David and said to him, ^a“As the Lord lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that ^byou should march out and in with me in the campaign. For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you.

1 Kings 1:29

29 And the king swore, saying, ^c“As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,

1 Kings 2:24

24 Now therefore ^das the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, ^eas he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.”

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Predicts a Drought

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of ^fTishbe ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew of the settlers} in Gilead, said to Ahab, ^h“As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, ⁱbefore whom I stand, ^jthere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

1 Kings 17:12

12 And she said, ^k“As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”

1 Kings 18:15

15 And Elijah said, ^l“As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”