Joshua 9:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:13

And he took up arms against King Nebuchadnezzar, though he had made him take an oath by God; but he made his neck stiff and his heart hard, turning away from the Lord, the God of Israel.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Romans 1:31

Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:

1 Timothy 1:10

For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

Joshua 9:19

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

Joshua 9:21

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.