2 Kings 2:4
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 2:2
Parallel
In 2 Kings 2:2, Elijah tells Elisha to stay at Bethel with the same refusal — a repeated pattern of steadfastness.
2 Kings 4:30
Allusion
2 Kings 4:30 has the Shunammite woman using Elisha's exact oath 'As the Lord lives, as your soul lives, I will not leave you'.
2 Samuel 15:21
Allusion
In 2 Samuel 15:21, Ittai uses a similar oath of loyalty not to leave David, mirroring Elisha's vow to Elijah.
1 Samuel 20:3
Allusion
In 1 Samuel 20:3, David uses the same oath formula 'as the LORD lives and as your soul lives' to swear his peril to Jonathan.