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Oaths: The Jews: Generally Respected the Obligation of

Source: TTT

Joshua 9:19, 20 All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. / This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
2 Samuel 21:7 Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
Psalm 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Matthew 14:9 The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted