One of the survivors came and told Abram the Hebrew, who lived near the oaks belonging to Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner. They were bound by a treaty with Abram.
Genesis 21:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Abraham took flocks and herds and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a league or covenant. American Standard Version (1901) And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant. Common English Bible Abraham took flocks and cattle, gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them drew up a treaty. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league. |
One of the survivors came and told Abram the Hebrew, who lived near the oaks belonging to Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner. They were bound by a treaty with Abram.
Abimelech replied, ‘I don’t know who did this thing. You didn’t report anything to me, so I hadn’t heard about it until today.’
Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.’
A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,
Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.
Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself.