2 Kings 2:6

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

Cross-references

2 Kings 2:2 Parallel

In 2 Kings 2:2, Elisha first makes this same oath to Elijah, which he repeats here at Jericho.

In 1 Samuel 20:3, David uses the identical double oath 'as the LORD lives and as your soul lives' to swear to Jonathan.

In 2 Samuel 15:21, Ittai vows loyalty to David with a similar 'as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives' oath.