Oath
41 references
- (A solemn qualification) -Used in solemnizing covenants
- Between Abraham and the king of Sodom Gen. 14:22,23
- Between Abraham and Abimelech Gen. 21:22,23
- Between Isaac and Abimelech Gen. 26:26-29,31
- Abraham requires oath of his servant Eliezer Gen. 24:2,3,9
- Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by Gen. 25:33
- Jacob confirms the covenant between him and Laban by Gen. 31:53
- Requires Joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers Gen. 47:28-31
- Joseph requires a similar oath Gen. 50:25
- Rahab requires an oath from the spies Josh. 2:12-14; 6:22
- The Israelites confirm the covenant with the Hivites Josh. 9:3-20
- Moses covenants with Caleb by Josh. 14:9
- The elders of Gilead confirm their pledge to Jephthah by Judg. 11:10
- The Israelites swear in Mizpeh Judg. 21:5
- Ruth swears to Naomi Ruth 1:17
- Boaz swears to Ruth Ruth 3:13
- Saul swears to Jonathan 1 Sam. 19:6
- Jonathan and David confirm a covenant by 1 Sam. 20:3,13-17
- David swears to Saul 1 Sam. 24:21,22; 2 Sam. 21:7
- Saul swears to the witch of En-dor 1 Sam. 28:10
- David swears not to eat until the sun goes down 2 Sam. 3:35
- Joab confirms his word by 2 Sam. 19:7
- David swears to Bath-sheba that Solomon will be king 1 Kgs. 1:28,29
- Solomon confirms his word by 1 Kgs. 2:23
- So does Shimei 1 Kgs. 2:42
- Elisha seals his vow to follow Elijah by 2 Kgs. 2:2
- King of Samaria confirms his word with an 2 Kgs. 6:31
- Gehazi confirms his lie by 2 Kgs. 5:20
- Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers 2 Kgs. 11:4
- Zedekiah violates 2 Chr. 36:13
- Ezra requires, of the Priests and Levites Ezra 10:5,19
- So does Nehemiah Neh. 5:12,13
- Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah Jer. 38:16
- Gedaliah confirms his word by Jer. 40:9
- Peter confirms his denial of Jesus by Mark 14:71
- ATTRIBUTED TO GOD Gen. 22:16; Ps. 89:35; 95:11; 105:9; 132:11; Isa. 14:24; 45:23; Jer. 11:5; 22:5; 49:13; 51:14; Luke 1:73; Heb. 3:11,18; 4:3; 6:13,14,17; 7:21,28; Rev. 10:6
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Exod. 20:7; 22:10,11; 23:1; Lev. 6:2-5; 19:12; Num. 5:19-24; Deut. 5:11; 6:13; 10:20; 1 Kgs. 8:31,32; Ps. 15:1,2,4; Eccl. 8:2; Isa. 48:1; Jer. 4:2; 5:2,7; 7:8,9; 12:16; Dan. 9:11; 12:7; Hos. 4:15; Matt. 5:33-37; 14:3-12; 23:18-22; 26:63; Mark 6:26; Acts 23:12-14; 2 Cor. 1:23; Gal. 1:20; Heb. 6:16; Jas. 5:12; Rev. 10:5,6
- See Covenant
- See FALSE WITNESS
- See GOD, PROFANING HIS NAME
- See Perjury
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.