Numbers 21:2
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2 Then the people of Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy[a] all their towns.”
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Judges 11:30
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30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites,
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Genesis 28:20
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20 Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
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Psalm 132:2
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2 He made a solemn promise to the Lord.
He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,[a]
Psalm 116:18
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18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people—
Psalm 56:12-13
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12 I will fulfill my vows to you, O God,
and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.
13 For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in your life-giving light.
2 Samuel 15:7-8
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7 After four years,[a] Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him. 8 For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron[b] if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
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1 Samuel 1:11
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11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.[a]”
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- 1:11 Some manuscripts add He will drink neither wine nor intoxicants.
Joshua 6:26
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26 At that time Joshua invoked this curse:
“May the curse of the Lord fall on anyone
who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho.
At the cost of his firstborn son,
he will lay its foundation.
At the cost of his youngest son,
he will set up its gates.”
Joshua 6:17
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17 Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed[a] as an offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies.
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Deuteronomy 13:15
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15 you must attack that town and completely destroy[a] all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.
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Leviticus 27:28-29
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28 “However, anything specially set apart for the Lord—whether a person, an animal, or family property—must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the Lord. 29 No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death.
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1 Corinthians 16:22
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22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come![a]
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- 16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, “Our Lord has come.”
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