²⁸ They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;^(A) so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treaty^(B) with you

The Treaty at Beersheba

²² At that time Abimelek^(A) and Phicol the commander of his forces^(B) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.^{(C) 23} Now swear^(D) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.^(E) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”^(F)

¹⁴ This is what the Lord says:

⁷ And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you^(A) in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.^(B)

⁵ From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household^(A) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.^(B) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.^(C)

³¹ So that place was called Beersheba,^[a](A) because the two men swore an oath^(B) there.

³² After the treaty^(C) had been made at Beersheba,^(D) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces^(E) returned to the land of the Philistines.^(F)

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money^(A) and be content with what you have,^(B) because God has said,

¹⁶ People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.^(A)