Joshua 9:19

God's Word

But all the leaders said to them, “We have sworn an oath about them to the Lord God of Israel, so we cannot touch them now.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I ⌞advise⌟ you to obey the king’s commands because of the oath you took in God’s presence.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

Everything turns out the same way for everyone. All people will share the same destiny, whether they are righteous, wicked, or good, clean or unclean, whether they offer sacrifices or don’t offer sacrifices. Good people are treated like sinners. People who take oaths are treated like those who are afraid to take oaths.

Jeremiah 4:2

if you take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives …’ in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and they will be honored by me.”

Joshua 9:18

The Israelites didn’t destroy these other people, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath about them to the Lord God of Israel. The whole congregation complained about the leaders.

Joshua 9:20

We must let them live to avoid ⌞the Lord’s⌟ anger because of the oath we swore.”