Verse 19

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

Referenced Verses

• Josh 9:20 : 20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
• Eccl 8:2 : 2 I [counsel thee] to keep the king's commandment, 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, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.