Joshua 9:15
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
KJV
Fecitque Josue cum eis pacem, et inito fœdere pollicitus est quod non occiderentur : principes quoque multitudinis juraverunt eis.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπαν Ἐκ γῆς μακρόθεν σφόδρα ἥκασιν οἱ παῖδές σου ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου· ἀκηκόαμεν γὰρ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅσα ἐποίησεν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ,
LXX
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
ASV
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ לָ/הֶ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ שָׁל֔וֹם וַ/יִּכְרֹ֥ת לָ/הֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית לְ/חַיּוֹתָ֑/ם וַ/יִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ לָ/הֶ֔ם נְשִׂיאֵ֖י הָ/עֵדָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. But may we swear an oath in God's name if we do it reverently? A. Yes, when the government demands it, or when necessity requires it, in order to maintain and promote truth and trustworthiness for the glory of God and our neighbor's good. Such oaths are approved in God's Word and were rightly used by Old and New Testament believers.
Cross-references
- 2Sam 21:2 — And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and
- Deut 20:10 — When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
- Josh 2:12 — Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
- Josh 6:22 — But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
- Josh 10:4 — Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
- Josh 11:19 — There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.