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Oath
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- (A solemn qualification) -Used in solemnizing covenants
- Between Abraham and the king of Sodom Genesis 14:22Genesis 14:23
- Between Abraham and Abimelech Genesis 21:22Genesis 21:23
- Between Isaac and Abimelech Genesis 26:26–29Genesis 26:31
- Abraham requires oath of his servant Eliezer Genesis 24:2Genesis 24:3Genesis 24:9
- Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by Genesis 25:33
- Jacob confirms the covenant between him and Laban by Genesis 31:53
- Requires Joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers Genesis 47:28–31
- Joseph requires a similar oath Genesis 50:25
- Rahab requires an oath from the spies Joshua 2:12–14Joshua 6:22
- The Israelites confirm the covenant with the Hivites Joshua 9:3–20
- Moses covenants with Caleb by Joshua 14:9
- The elders of Gilead confirm their pledge to Jephthah by Judges 11:10
- The Israelites swear in Mizpeh Judges 21:5
- Ruth swears to Naomi Ruth 1:17
- Boaz swears to Ruth Ruth 3:13
- Saul swears to Jonathan 1 Samuel 19:6
- Jonathan and David confirm a covenant by 1 Samuel 20:31 Samuel 20:13–17
- David swears to Saul 1 Samuel 24:211 Samuel 24:222 Samuel 21:7
- Saul swears to the witch of En-dor 1 Samuel 28:10
- David swears not to eat until the sun goes down 2 Samuel 3:35
- Joab confirms his word by 2 Samuel 19:7
- David swears to Bath-sheba that Solomon will be king 1 Kings 1:281 Kings 1:29
- Solomon confirms his word by 1 Kings 2:23
- So does Shimei 1 Kings 2:42
- Elisha seals his vow to follow Elijah by 2 Kings 2:2
- King of confirms his word with an 2 Kings 6:31
- Gehazi confirms his lie by 2 Kings 5:20
- Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers 2 Kings 11:4
- Zedekiah violates 2 Chronicles 36:13
- Ezra requires, of the Priests and Ezra 10:5Ezra 10:19
- So does Nehemiah Nehemiah 5:12Nehemiah 5:13
- Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:16
- Gedaliah confirms his word by Jeremiah 40:9
- Peter confirms his denial of Jesus by Mark 14:71
- ATTRIBUTED TO Genesis 22:16Psalms 89:35Psalms 95:11Psalms 105:9Psalms 132:11Isaiah 14:24Isaiah 45:23Jeremiah 11:5Jeremiah 22:5Jeremiah 49:13Jeremiah 51:14Luke 1:73Hebrews 3:11Hebrews 3:18Hebrews 4:3Hebrews 6:13Hebrews 6:14Hebrews 6:17Hebrews 7:21Hebrews 7:28Revelation 10:6
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Exodus 20:7Exodus 22:10Exodus 22:11Exodus 23:1Leviticus 6:2–5Leviticus 19:12Numbers 5:19–24Deuteronomy 5:11Deuteronomy 6:13Deuteronomy 10:201 Kings 8:311 Kings 8:32Psalms 15:1Psalms 15:2Psalms 15:4Ecclesiastes 8:2Isaiah 48:1Jeremiah 4:2Jeremiah 5:2Jeremiah 5:7Jeremiah 7:8Jeremiah 7:9Jeremiah 12:16Daniel 9:11Daniel 12:7Hosea 4:15Matthew 5:33–37Matthew 14:3–12Matthew 23:18–22Matthew 26:63Mark 6:26Acts 23:12–142 Corinthians 1:23Galatians 1:20Hebrews 6:16James 5:12Revelation 10:5Revelation 10:6
- See Covenant
- See FALSE WITNESS
- See GOD, PROFANING HIS NAME
- See Perjury