Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
Bible References
We have
Joshua 9:20
So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them."
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I advise doing what the king says, especially regarding an oath to God.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Everyone shares the same experience: a single event affects the righteous, the wicked, the good, the clean, the unclean, whoever sacrifices, and whoever does not sacrifice. As it is with the good person, so also it is with the sinner; as it is with someone who takes an oath, so also it is with someone who fears taking an oath.
Jeremiah 4:2
If you swear, "as surely as the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."