Bible verses about Oath
Scripture references about Oath, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Oath in Nave's Topical Bible
- (A solemn qualification) -Used in solemnizing covenants
- Between Abraham and the king of Sodom: Ge 14:22,23
- Between Abraham and Abimelech: Ge 21:22,23
- Between Isaac and Abimelech: Ge 26:26-29,31
- Abraham requires oath of his servant Eliezer: Ge 24:2,3,9
- Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by: Ge 25:33
- Jacob confirms the covenant between him and Laban by: Ge 31:53
- Requires Joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers: Ge 47:28-31
- Joseph requires a similar oath: Ge 50:25
- Rahab requires an oath from the spies: Jos 2:12-14; 6:22
- The Israelites confirm the covenant with the Hivites: Jos 9:3-20
- Moses covenants with Caleb by: Jos 14:9
- The elders of Gilead confirm their pledge to Jephthah by: Jud 11:10
- The Israelites swear in Mizpeh: Jud 21:5
- Ruth swears to Naomi: Ru 1:17
- Boaz swears to Ruth: Ru 3:13
- Saul swears to Jonathan: 1Sa 19:6
- Jonathan and David confirm a covenant by: 1Sa 20:3,13-17
- David swears to Saul: 1Sa 24:21,22; 2Sa 21:7
- Saul swears to the witch of En-dor: 1Sa 28:10
- David swears not to eat until the sun goes down: 2Sa 3:35
- Joab confirms his word by: 2Sa 19:7
- David swears to Bath-sheba that Solomon will be king: 1Ki 1:28,29
- Solomon confirms his word by: 1Ki 2:23
- So does Shimei: 1Ki 2:42
- Elisha seals his vow to follow Elijah by: 2Ki 2:2
- King of Samaria confirms his word with an: 2Ki 6:31
- Gehazi confirms his lie by: 2Ki 5:20
- Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers: 2Ki 11:4
- Zedekiah violates: 2Ch 36:13
- Ezra requires, of the Priests and Levites: Ezr 10:5,19
- So does Nehemiah: Ne 5:12,13
- Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah: Jer 38:16
- Gedaliah confirms his word by: Jer 40:9
- Peter confirms his denial of Jesus by: Mr 14:71
- ATTRIBUTED TO GOD: Ge 22:16; Ps 89:35; 95:11; 105:9; 132:11; Isa 14:24; 45:23; Jer 11:5; 22:5; 49:13; 51:14; Lu 1:73; Heb 3:11,18; 4:3; 6:13,14,17; 7:21,28; Re 10:6
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: Ex 20:7; 22:10,11; 23:1; Le 6:2-5; 19:12; Nu 5:19-24; De 5:11; 6:13; 10:20; 1Ki 8:31,32; Ps 15:1,2,4; Ec 8:2; Isa 48:1; Jer 4:2; 5:2,7; 7:8,9; 12:16; Da 9:11; 12:7; Ho 4:15; Mt 5:33-37; 14:3-12; 23:18-22; 26:63; Mr 6:26; Ac 23:12-14; 2Co 1:23; Ga 1:20; Heb 6:16; Jas 5:12; Re 10:5,6
- See: COVENANT
- See: FALSE WITNESS
- See: GOD, PROFANING HIS NAME
- See: PERJURY