Then the king made a promise. He said,“ The Lord has saved me from all my troubles. You can be sure that he lives.

王起誓说：“我指着救我性命脱离一切苦难、永生的耶和华起誓。

王起誓说：“我指着救我性命脱离一切苦难的永生的耶和华起誓。

王起誓说：“我指着救我性命脱离一切苦难的永生的耶和华起誓。

王起誓说：“我凭救我脱离一切苦难的永活的耶和华起誓，

王就起誓说：“我指着曾经救我的性命脱离一切患难的永活的耶和华起誓，

王起誓說：「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難、永生的耶和華起誓。

王起誓說：「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難的永生的耶和華起誓。

王起誓說：「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難的永生的耶和華起誓。

王起誓說：「我憑救我脫離一切苦難的永活的耶和華起誓，

王就起誓說：“我指著曾經救我的性命脫離一切患難的永活的耶和華起誓，

王便起誓說：『我指着那贖救我性命脫離一切患難的永活永恆主來起誓；

王發誓云、我指援我生命、脫於諸難、維生之耶和華而誓、

王發誓曰、昔我指以色列族之上帝耶和華、與爾發誓、言爾子所羅門必即我位、繼我為王、今我亦指援我於患難中之耶和華而發誓、必如是以行。

王發誓曰、我指救我於一切患難之永生主而誓、

The king then took an oath:“ As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,

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

And the king repeated his vow:“ As surely as the Lord lives, who has rescued me from every danger,

The king swore an oath and said,“ As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,

Then the king vowed and said,“ As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

And the king took an oath and said,“ As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress,

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

The king swore an oath and said,“ As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,

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

The king swore an oath:“ As certainly as the LORD lives( he who has rescued me from every danger),

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

David gave an answer to Rekab and his brother Baanah. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. David said,“ The Lord has saved me from every trouble.

He set us free from our enemies. His faithful love continues forever.

He will save them from people who treat others badly. He will save them from people who do mean things to them. Their lives are very special to him.

The prophet answered,“ I serve the Lord. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that I won’t accept a gift from you.” Even though Naaman begged him to take it, Elisha wouldn’t.

Then I’ll send a boy out there. I’ll tell him,‘ Go and find the arrows.’ Suppose I say to him,‘ The arrows are on this side of you. Bring them here.’ Then come. That will mean you are safe. You won’t be in any danger. And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.

Trouble is all around me, but you keep me alive. You reach out your hand to put a stop to the anger of my enemies. With your powerful right hand you save me.

The Lord is the one who rescues Israel. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that the sinner must die. He must die even if he’s my son Jonathan.” But no one said anything.

Gehazi was the servant of Elisha, the man of God. Gehazi said to himself,“ My master was too easy on Naaman from Aram. He should have accepted the gift Naaman brought. I’m going to run after him. I’m going to get something from him. And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.”

The person who does what is right may have many troubles. But the Lord saves him from all of them.The Lord watches over all his bones. Not one of them will be broken.Sinners will be killed by their own evil. The enemies of godly people will be judged.The Lord will save those who serve him. No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.

Saul paid attention to Jonathan. Saul made a promise. He said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that David will not be put to death.”

But the child’s mother said,“ I won’t leave you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.” So Elisha got up and followed her.

David was very angry with the rich man. He said to Nathan,“ The man who did this must die! And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.

He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm. May he bless these boys. May they be called by my name. May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. And may the number of them greatly increase on the earth.”

Gideon replied,“ Those were my brothers. They were the sons of my own mother. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that if you had spared their lives, I wouldn’t kill you.”

My master has sent people to look for you everywhere. There isn’t a nation or kingdom where he hasn’t sent someone to look for you. Suppose a nation or kingdom would claim you weren’t there. Then Ahab would make them give their word that they couldn’t find you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord your God is alive.

Elijah was from Tishbe in the land of Gilead. He said to Ahab,“ I serve the Lord. He is the God of Israel. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that there won’t be any dew or rain on the whole land. There won’t be any during the next few years. It won’t come until I say so.”

But the men said to Saul,“ Should Jonathan be put to death? Never! He has saved Israel in a wonderful way. He did it today with God’s help. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that not even one hair on Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground.” So the men rescued Jonathan. He wasn’t put to death.

The Lord has made my position as king secure. I’m sitting on the throne of my father David. The Lord has built a royal house for me, just as he promised. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that Adonijah will be put to death today.”