¹⁰ Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, As Yahweh lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.

⁵ for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

⁷ "You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

¹⁰ There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

¹¹ or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

¹² For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh: and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.

³⁹ For, as Yahweh 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.

⁶ Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.

¹¹ Then said she, Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. He said, As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

⁷² Again he denied it with an oath, "I don't know the man."

²³ He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."