For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself, Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

Psalm 95:11

And I made an oath in my wrath, that they might not come into my place of rest. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 51:14

The Lord of armies has taken an oath by himself, saying, Truly, I will make you full with men as with locusts, and their voices will be loud against you. Verse Concepts

Hebrews 3:18

And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders? Verse Concepts

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord has taken an oath, saying, My design will certainly come about, and my purpose will be effected: Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 11:5

So that I may give effect to the oath which I made to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey as at this day. And I said in answer, So be it, O Lord. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 49:13

For I have taken an oath by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will become a cause of wonder, a name of shame, a waste and a curse; and all its towns will be waste places for ever. Verse Concepts

Hebrews 7:28

The law makes high priests of men who are feeble; but the word of the oath, which was made after the law, gives that position to a Son, in whom all good is for ever complete. Verse Concepts

Hebrews 6:17

So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath; Verse Concepts

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Genesis 22:16

Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son, Verse Concepts

Psalm 89:35

I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David. Verse Concepts

Psalm 105:9

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; Verse Concepts

Hebrews 4:3

For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world. Verse Concepts

Psalm 132:11

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Hebrews 3:11

And being angry I made an oath, saying, They may not come into my rest. Verse Concepts

Revelation 10:6

And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting: Verse Concepts

Isaiah 45:23

By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you do not give ear to these words, I give you my oath by myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a waste. Verse Concepts

Hebrews 7:21

(For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever); Verse Concepts

Oath » David swears to saul

2 Samuel 21:7

But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

1 Samuel 24:21-22

So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family. And David gave Saul his oath. And Saul went back to his house; but David and his men went up to their safe place.

Oath » Rahab requires an oath from the spies

Joshua 2:12-14

So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house, And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us? And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

Joshua 6:22

Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath. Verse Concepts

Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between isaac and abimelech

Genesis 26:31

And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace. Verse Concepts

Genesis 26:26-29

And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army. And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you? And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you; read more.
That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.

Oath » Jonathan and david confirm a covenant by

1 Samuel 20:3

But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death. Verse Concepts

1 Samuel 20:13-17

May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father. And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death! And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth. read more.
And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible. And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between abraham and the king of sodom

Genesis 14:22-23

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between abraham and abimelech

Genesis 21:22-23

Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do. Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.

Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers

Genesis 47:28-31

And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt; But when I go to my fathers, you are to take me out of Egypt and put me to rest in their last resting-place. And he said, I will do so. read more.
And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

Oath » David swears to bath-sheba that solomon will be king

1 Kings 1:28-29

Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king. And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,

Oath » Abraham requires oath of his servant eliezer

Genesis 24:2-3

And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

Genesis 24:9

And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing. Verse Concepts

Oath » Ezra requires, of the priests and levites

Ezra 10:19

And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock. Verse Concepts

Ezra 10:5

Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath. Verse Concepts

Oath » The israelites confirm the covenant with the hivites

Joshua 9:3-20

And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord; And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up. read more.
And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us. And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you? And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from? And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears, And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth. So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us. This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up. And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here. And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord. So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them. Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them. And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim. And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs. But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them. This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

Oath » So does nehemiah

Nehemiah 5:12-13

Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said.

Oath » Zedekiah » Violates

2 Chronicles 36:13

And he took up arms against King Nebuchadnezzar, though he had made him take an oath by God; but he made his neck stiff and his heart hard, turning away from the Lord, the God of Israel. Verse Concepts

Oath » Zedekiah » Swears » Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:16

So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life. Verse Concepts

Oath » Saul swears to the witch of en-dor

1 Samuel 28:10

And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

Oath » The elders of gilead confirm their pledge to jephthah by

Judges 11:10

And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say. Verse Concepts

Oath » Jacob confirms the covenant between him and laban by

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac. Verse Concepts

Oath » David swears not to eat until the sun goes down

2 Samuel 3:35

And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down! Verse Concepts

Oath » Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by

Genesis 25:33

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. Verse Concepts

Oath » King of samaria confirms his word with an

2 Kings 6:31

Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day. Verse Concepts

Oath » Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers

2 Kings 11:4

Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carians, and the armed men, and taking them into the house of the Lord, made an agreement with them, and made them take an oath in the house of the Lord, and let them see the king's son. Verse Concepts

Oath » Peter confirms his denial of jesus by

Mark 14:71

But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking. Verse Concepts

Oath » Joseph requires a similar oath

Genesis 50:25

Then Joseph made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly give effect to his word, and you are to take my bones away from here. Verse Concepts

Oath » Gedaliah confirms his word by

Jeremiah 40:9

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well. Verse Concepts

Oath » Moses covenants with caleb by

Joshua 14:9

And on that day Moses took an oath, saying, Truly the land where your feet have been placed will become a heritage for you and your children for ever, because you have been true to the Lord your God with all your heart. Verse Concepts

Oath » Solomon confirms his word by

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life. Verse Concepts

Oath » Gehazi confirms his lie by

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him. Verse Concepts

Oath » Joab confirms his word by

2 Samuel 19:7

So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years. Verse Concepts

Oath » Saul swears to jonathan

1 Samuel 19:6

And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

Oath » So does shimei

1 Kings 2:42

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well! Verse Concepts

Oath » Elisha seals his vow to follow elijah by

2 Kings 2:2

And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el. Verse Concepts

Oath » The israelites swear in mizpeh

Judges 21:5

And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death. Verse Concepts

Oath » Ruth swears to naomi

Ruth 1:17

Wherever death comes to you, death will come to me, and there will be my last resting-place; the Lord do so to me and more if we are parted by anything but death. Verse Concepts

Oath » Boaz swears to ruth

Ruth 3:13

Take your rest here tonight; and in the morning, if he will do for you what it is right for a relation to do, very well, let him do so: but if he will not, then by the living Lord I myself will do so. Verse Concepts

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