Genesis 21:23 Cross References - NSB

²³ »Swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity. Consider the kindness that I have shown to you. Please show it to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.«

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom: »I have sworn to Jehovah, God Most High, maker of heaven and earth: ²³ »I will take nothing. Not a thread or a sandal strap. You will not be able to say: 'I have made Abram rich.’

¹⁴ Abimelech took sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

³ »I want you to swear by Jehovah God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

²⁸ They answered: »Now we know that Jehovah is with you. We think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise

⁴⁴ »Now, let us make an agreement (covenant) and let it stand as a witness between you and me.«

⁵³ »May the God of Abraham and Nahor the God of their father judge between us.« So Jacob swore this oath out of respect for his father Isaac.

¹³ »You must respect Jehovah your God. Serve him and swear by his name!

¹² »I pray that you will swear to me by Jehovah, since I have showed you kindness that you will also show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token(sign) (pledge of truth);

¹³ »If my father plans to harm you and I do not send you away safely, may Jehovah harm me even more. Jehovah should be with you just as he used to be with my father.

¹⁷ Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.

²¹ »Promise me with Jehovah as your witness, that you will not destroy my descendants. Let them live to keep my family name alive.« ²² David promised and Saul went home. David and his men returned to their hideout.

¹⁵ »Will you lead me to those raiders?« David asked him. He answered, »I will if you promise me in God’s name that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master.«

⁴² Jonathan said to David: »God be with you. Jehovah will make sure that you and I, and your descendants and mine, will keep the sacred promise we have made to each other for as long as we live.« Then David left and Jonathan went back to town.

² if you take the oath, as Jehovah lives in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and in him they will glory.«

²³ But I call God for a witness against me. To spare you I did not come to Corinth.

¹⁶ Men swear by someone greater then themselves: and an oath for confirmation to them puts an end to the problem.