Joshua 9:18

Free Bible Version

But the Israelites did not attack them because of the treaty sworn by the leaders of the assembly in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. At this all the Israelites protested against the leaders.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:7

However, the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath sworn before the Lord between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

Psalm 15:4

They reject people the Lord has rejected, but honor those who follow the Lord. They keep their promises even when it's hard to do. They don't change their minds.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Don't let your mouth cause you to sin. And don't tell the priest that your vow was a mistake, for why would you antagonize God by breaking your promise? He could bring your own curse down on you.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

Yet we all share the same destiny—those who do right, those who do evil, the good, the religiously-observant and those that are not, those who sacrifice and those who don't. Those who do good are as those who sin, those who make vows to God are as those who don't.

Numbers 30:3

If a woman who's young and still living in her father's house makes a solemn promise to the Lord or pledges to do something by swearing an oath

Deuteronomy 23:22

If you don't make such promises then you won't be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 23:23

But make sure to carry out what you've said to the Lord your God, because it was you who freely chose to make such a promise.

Deuteronomy 23:24

When you walk through your neighbor's vineyard, you can eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not collect any to take with you.

Joshua 9:17

The Israelites left to go to the Gibeonite towns, and arrived there on the third day. The towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.

Joshua 9:19

But the leaders replied to the people, “We swore to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, so we cannot lay a hand on them now.