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1 Samuel 30:15

David

13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

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BSB
“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
KJV
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
WEB
David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and not deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.”
ASV
And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
DARBY
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
BLB
And David said to him, “Can you take me down to this troop?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will take you down to this troop.”
ÅB
Da sa David til ham: Vil du føre meg ned til denne røverflokk? Han svarte: Tilsverg meg ved Gud at du ikke vil drepe meg og heller ikke overgi meg i min herres hånd, sa vil jeg føre deg ned til den røverflokk du taler om.
OTB
Da sa David til ham, "Vil du lede meg til denne banden?" Og han sa, "Sverg ved Gud at du ikke vil drepe meg eller overgi meg til min herre, så skal jeg lede deg til denne banden."
B1930
Da sa David til ham: Vil du føre mig ned til denne røverflokk? Han svarte: Tilsverg mig ved Gud at du ikke vil drepe mig og heller ikke overgi mig i min herres hånd, sa vil jeg føre dig ned til den røverflokk du taler om.

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  • 1 Samuel 29:6

    Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

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  • Ezekiel 17:13

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

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  • Ezekiel 17:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

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  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

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  • Joshua 9:19–20

    But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

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  • 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 23:15–16

    Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

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  • Joshua 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:

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