But Saul swore to her by the Lord, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”
And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”
Then she said, “Please let the king invoke the Lord your God, that the avenger of blood kill no more, and my son be not destroyed.” He said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”
And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.”
For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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