And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.
And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.
But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day.
And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves.
Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.
An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
Brothers, as men would say, even a man's agreement, when it has been made certain, may not be put on one side, or have additions made to it.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.