In 1 Samuel 25:26, Abigail uses the identical oath 'As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives' — mirroring David's urgency.

In 1 Samuel 27:1, David again expresses fear of perishing by Saul's hand — reinforcing the constant mortal danger he describes here.

In 1 Samuel 1:26, Hannah uses the same oath 'as thy soul liveth' to affirm her identity, similar to David's oath.

In 2 Samuel 15:21, Ittai swears 'As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives' — the same formula David uses, showing its common usage.

In Genesis 27:2, Isaac says 'I do not know the day of my death' — the same awareness of imminent death that David expresses as 'a step between me and death'.

Psalm 119:87 says 'they had almost consumed me upon earth' — a near-death experience matching David's 'step between me and death'.

Psalm 119:109 says 'my soul is continually in my hand' — an idiom for constant danger, closely paralleling David's step from death.

In Deuteronomy 6:13, God commands swearing by His name — David follows this practice when he says 'As the LORD lives' here.

In 2 Kings 2:4, Elisha uses the same oath 'as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth' to express loyalty, echoing David's oath to Jonathan.

In 2 Kings 2:6, Elisha repeats the same oath of loyalty, mirroring David's oath to Jonathan.

In Jeremiah 4:2, the same oath phrase 'As the LORD lives' is used, emphasizing truthful swearing — David uses it earnestly.

In Jeremiah 38:16, Zedekiah swears 'as the LORD liveth' to promise safety, paralleling David's oath.

In Hebrews 6:16, oaths are described as a final confirmation — David's oath here appeals to God as the ultimate witness.