Joshua 9:19

American Standard Version (1901)

But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
  • Eccl 8:2 : 2 I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
  • Eccl 9:2 : 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 9:18
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    18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

  • Josh 9:20-22
    3 verses
    85%

    20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

    21And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

    22And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

  • Josh 9:15
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    15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

  • Neh 5:12
    72%

    12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

  • 2 Chr 15:14
    72%

    14And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

  • Josh 9:11
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    11And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make ye a covenant with us.

  • Josh 2:17
    72%

    17And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

  • Judg 21:7
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    7How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

  • Judg 21:18
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    18Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

  • Neh 9:38
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    38And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal unto it.

  • Neh 10:29-30
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    29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

    30and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

  • Dan 9:11
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    11Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside, that they should not obey thy voice: therefore hath the curse been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we have sinned against him.

  • Judg 21:1
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    1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

  • Judg 21:5
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    5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

  • Josh 2:20
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    20But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

  • Ezra 10:5
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    5Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they sware.

  • Judg 15:12
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    12And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

  • Gen 26:28-29
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    28And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

    29that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.

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    9If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

  • Ezra 9:1
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    1Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

  • Judg 11:10
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    10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

  • Ezra 9:14-15
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    14shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

    15O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.

  • Josh 9:6-7
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    6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.

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  • Num 30:2
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    2When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • Ezra 10:12
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    12Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.

  • Josh 22:24
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    24and if we have not [rather] out of carefulness done this, [and] of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah, the God of Israel?

  • Josh 2:14
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    14And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Deut 29:9
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    9Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

  • Deut 29:14
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    14Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,

  • 2 Chr 28:13
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    13and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for ye purpose that which will bring upon us a trespass against Jehovah, to add unto our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.

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  • 2 Chr 29:10
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    10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

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    23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.