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 report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear."
Genesis 24:3
that I may make you swear by Yahweh, 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 in whose midst I am dwelling,
Exodus 20:7
"You shall not {misuse the name of Yahweh your God}, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished [anyone] who {misuses his name}.
Leviticus 19:11
" 'You shall not steal, and you shall not deceive, and you shall not lie {to one another};
Numbers 30:2
if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth.
2 Samuel 21:1
There [was] a famine in the days of David [for] three years, year after year. And David {inquired of Yahweh}, and Yahweh said, "The bloodguilt [is] on Saul and on his household, because he killed the Gibeonites."