Genesis 21:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So make a promise to me here before God. Promise that you will be fair with me and with my children. Promise that you will be kind to me and this country where you have lived. Promise that you will be as kind to me as I have been to you.”

Cross References

Joshua 2:12

So now, I want you to make a promise to me. I was kind to you and helped you. So promise me before the Lord that you will be kind to my family. Please tell me that you will do this.

Genesis 20:14

So Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham. Abimelech also gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves.

Hebrews 6:16

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves to make a promise with an oath. The oath proves that what they say is true, and there is no more arguing about it.

2 Corinthians 1:23

I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was that I did not want to punish or hurt you.

Jeremiah 4:2

If you do these things, you will be able to use my name to make a promise. You will be able to say, ‘As the Lord lives.’ You will be able to use these words in a truthful, honest, and right way. If you do these things, the nations will be blessed by the Lord. They will brag about what the Lord has done.”

1 Samuel 30:15

David asked the Egyptian, “Will you lead me to the people who took our families?” The Egyptian answered, “If you make a special promise before God, I will help you find them. But you must promise that you will not kill me or give me back to my master.”

1 Samuel 20:42

Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace. We have taken an oath in the Lord’s name to be friends forever. We have asked the Lord to be a witness between us and our descendants forever.”

1 Samuel 20:17

Jonathan loved David as himself, and because of this love, he asked David to repeat this agreement for himself.

1 Samuel 20:13

If my father wants to hurt you, I will let you know. I will let you leave in safety. May the Lord punish me if I don’t do this. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. You must use only his name to make promises.

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their ancestors judge us guilty if we break this agreement.” Jacob’s father, Isaac, called God “Fear.” So Jacob used that name to make the promise.

Genesis 31:44

So I am ready to make an agreement with you. We will set up a pile of stones to show that we have an agreement.”

Genesis 26:28

They answered, “Now we know that the Lord is with you. We think that we should make an agreement. We want you to make a promise to us.

Genesis 24:3

Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but don’t let him marry a Canaanite girl.

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, “I promise to treat you the same way you have treated me.”

Genesis 47:31

Then Jacob said, “Make a vow to me.” And Joseph vowed to him that he would do this. Then Israel laid his head back down on the bed.

Genesis 39:3

Potiphar saw that the Lord was with Joseph and that the Lord helped Joseph be successful in everything he did.