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

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17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath(A) you made us swear will not be binding on us

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But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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The king spared Mephibosheth(A) son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath(B) before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear 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.

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When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(A)

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21 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

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The Gibeonites Avenged

21 During the reign of David, there was a famine(A) for three successive years; so David sought(B) the face of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

The king summoned the Gibeonites(C) and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.)

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11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

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11 “‘Do not steal.(A)

“‘Do not lie.(B)

“‘Do not deceive one another.(C)

12 “‘Do not swear falsely(D) by my name(E) and so profane(F) the name of your God. I am the Lord.

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20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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20 But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.(A)

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Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(A)

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And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

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I want you to swear(A) by the Lord, the God of heaven(B) and the God of earth,(C) that you will not get a wife for my son(D) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(E) among whom I am living,(F) but will go to my country and my own relatives(G) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(H)

The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(I) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(J)

“Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”(K) Abraham said. “The Lord, the God of heaven,(L) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(M) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[a](N) I will give this land’(O)—he will send his angel before you(P) so that you can get a wife for my son from there. If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath(Q) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(R)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:7 Or seed