Joshua 9:19

World English Bible (2000)

But all the princes said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by Yahweh, 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 on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."
  • Eccl 8:2 : 2 I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to 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, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 and you shall swear, 'As Yahweh lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."

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    18 The children of Israel didn't strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.

  • Josh 9:20-22
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    20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."

    21 The princes said to them, "Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them."

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

  • Neh 5:12
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    12 Then they said, "We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say." Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

  • 2 Chr 15:14
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    14 They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

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    17 The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.

  • Judg 21:7
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    7 How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?"

  • Judg 21:18
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    18 However we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, 'Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.'"

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

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    29 they joined with their brothers, 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 Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

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    11 Yes, all Israel have transgressed your law, turning aside, that they should not obey your voice: therefore the curse and the oath written in the law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us; for we have sinned against him.

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