Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Bible References

General references

Joshua 2:20
But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear.”
Genesis 24:3
and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
Exodus 20:7
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].
Leviticus 19:11
‘You shall not steal, nor deal deceptively, nor lie to one another.
Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
2 Samuel 21:1
There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”