Genesis 21:23
Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.
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24And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 24:3And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
Genesis 31:44Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
Joshua 2:12So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:23-33
Abimelech's Covenant with Abraham. ( b. c. 1892.) 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham… Read the whole commentary →