'Oath' in the Bible

that with an oath he promised to give her whatever she asked.

The king was deeply vexed, yet because of his repeated oath and of the guests at his table he ordered it to be given her,

"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

And you say, "'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound by the oath.'

Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

Again he denied it with an oath. "I do not know the man," he said.