1 Samuel 28:10
28:10 But Saul swore an oath to her by the
Lord, “As surely as the
Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”
1 Samuel 28:2
28:2 David replied to Achish, “That being the case, you will come to know what your servant can do!” Achish said to David, “Then I will make you my bodyguard
1 from now on.”
2
1 Samuel 6:1
The Philistines Return the Ark
6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land 3 of the Philistines for seven months, 4
Matthew 5:34-37
5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem,
5 because it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
5:37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.
6
Matthew 14:7
14:7 so much that he promised with an oath
7 to give her whatever she asked.
1 tn Heb “the guardian for my head.”
2 tn Heb “all the days.”
3 tn Heb “field.”
4 tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn The term πονηροῦ (ponhrou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a general reference to evil. It is most likely personified, however, since it is articular (τοῦ πονηροῦ, tou ponhrou). Cf. also “the evildoer” in v. 39, which is the same construction.
7 tn The Greek text reads here ὁμολογέω (Jomologew); though normally translated “acknowledge, confess,” BDAG (708 s.v. 1) lists “assure, promise with an oath” for certain contexts such as here.