Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Sware
General references
Bible References
Sware
1 Samuel 20:16
And so Jonathan made a bond with the house of David, desiring that the LORD should seek, out of the hands of David's enemies, their wickedness.
2 Kings 25:24
And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said to them, "Fear not ye the servants of the Chaldeans. But dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and ye shall be in good condition."
Fear
Jeremiah 27:11
But the people that put their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still in their own land, sayeth the LORD, and they shall occupy it, and dwell therein.'"
Jeremiah 38:17
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, "Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: If cause be, that thou wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, thou shalt save thy life, and this city shall not be burnt, yea both thou and thy household shall escape with your lives.
Genesis 49:15
and saw that rest was good and the land that it was pleasant, and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Psalm 37:3
Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalm 128:2
For thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands; O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.
General references
Lamentations 5:9
We must get our living with the peril of our lives because of the drought of the wilderness.