Oath A solemn qualification.
Used in solemnizing covenants:
- Between Abraham and the king of Sodom
Genesis 14:23
- Between Abraham and Abimelech
Genesis 21:23
- Between Isaac and Abimelech
Genesis 26:29; Genesis 26:31
Instances of:
- Abraham requires oath of his servant Eliezer
Genesis 24:3; Genesis 24:9
- Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by
Genesis 25:33
- Jacob confirms the covenant between him and Laban by
Genesis 31:53
- Laban requires Joseph to swear that he would bury him with his fathers
Genesis 47:31
- Joseph requires a like oath
Genesis 50:25
- Rahab requires an oath from the spies
Joshua 2:14; Joshua 6:22
- The Israelites confirm the covenant with the Hivites
Joshua 9:20
- Moses covenants with Caleb by
Joshua 14:9
- The elders of Gilead confirm their pledge to Jephthah by
Judges 11:10
- The Israelites swear in Mizpeh
Judges 21:5
- Ruth swears to Naomi
Ruth 1:17
- Boaz swears to Ruth
Ruth 3:13
- Saul swears to Jonathan
1 Samuel 19:6
- Jonathan and David confirm a covenant by
1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 20:17
- David swears to Saul
1 Samuel 24:22; 2 Samuel 21:7
- Saul swears to the witch of En-Dor
1 Samuel 28:10
- David swears not to eat until the sun goes down
2 Samuel 3:35
- Joab confirms his word by
2 Samuel 19:7
- David swears to Bath-Sheba that Solomon shall be king
1 Kings 1:29
- Solomon confirms his word by
1 Kings 2:23
- Shimei confirms his word by
1 Kings 2:42
- Elisha seals his vow to follow Elijah by
2 Kings 2:2
- King of Samaria confirms his word with an
2 Kings 6:31
- Gehazi confirms his lie by
2 Kings 5:20
- Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers
2 Kings 11:4
- Zedekiah violates
2 Chronicles 36:13
- Ezra requires, of the priests and Levites
Ezra 10:5; Ezra 10:19
- Nehemiah requires, of the priests and Levites
Nehemiah 5:13
- Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:16
- Gedaliah confirms his word by
Jeremiah 40:9
- Peter confirms his denial of Jesus by
Mark 14:71
Attributed to God
Genesis 22:16; Psalms 89:35; Psalms 95:11; Psalms 105:9; Psalms 132:11; Isaiah 14:24; Isaiah 45:23; Jeremiah 11:5; Jeremiah 22:5; Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 51:14; Luke 1:73; Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 3:18; Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 6:14; Hebrews 6:17; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 7:28; Revelation 10:6
Unclassified scriptures relating to
Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11; Exodus 22:11; Exodus 23:1; Leviticus 6:5; Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 5:24; Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; 1 Kings 8:32; Psalms 15:2; Psalms 15:4; Ecclesiastes 8:2; Isaiah 48:1; Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 5:2; Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 12:16; Daniel 9:11; Daniel 12:7; Hosea 4:15; Matthew 5:37; Matthew 14:12; Mark 6:26; Matthew 23:22; Matthew 26:63; Acts 23:14; 2 Corinthians 1:23; Galatians 1:20; Hebrews 6:16; James 5:12; Revelation 10:6
Covenant; False Witness; God, Name of, Not to Be Profaned; Perjury