Legacy Standard Bible

שָׁבַע

shaba

H7650 · Hebrew / Aramaic

(989a); of unc. or.; to swear, take an oath:--

LSB renderings

call us to solemnly swear(1), call you to solemnly swear(3), had them swear(1), made a covenant(1), made them swear(1), make you swear(2), put the people under a sworn oath(1), solemn(1), solemnly swear(1), strictly put the people under a sworn oath(1), swear(45), swearer(1), swearing(1), swears(7), swear the oath(1), swore(75), sworn(41).

Occurs in 175 verses

  • 2 Sam 3:35Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was still day; but David swore an oath, saying, “May God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down.”
  • 2 Sam 19:7So now, arise, go out and speak to the heart of your servants, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, surely not a man will pass the night with you, and this will be of greater evil for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”
  • 2 Sam 19:23And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him.
  • 2 Sam 21:2So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).
  • 2 Sam 21:17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
  • 1 Kgs 1:13Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
  • 1 Kgs 1:17And she said to him, “My lord, you swore to your maidservant by Yahweh your God, saying,Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne.’
  • 1 Kgs 1:29And the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
  • 1 Kgs 1:30surely as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place’; I will surely do so this day.”
  • 1 Kgs 1:51Then it was told to Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”
  • 1 Kgs 2:8Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a violent curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to me at the Jordan, I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’
  • 1 Kgs 2:23Then King Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, “May God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.
  • 1 Kgs 2:42So the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘You will know for certain that on the day you go out and go anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word which I have heard is good.’
  • 1 Kgs 18:10As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and if they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
  • 1 Kgs 22:16Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
  • 2 Kgs 11:4Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent for and took the commanders of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him in the house of Yahweh. Then he cut a covenant with them and had them swear in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king’s son.
  • 2 Kgs 25:24Then Gedaliah swore to them and their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans; live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
  • 2 Chr 15:14Moreover, they swore an oath to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns.
  • 2 Chr 15:15All Judah was glad concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had searched for Him with all their desire, and He was found by them. So Yahweh gave them rest on every side.
  • 2 Chr 18:15Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
  • 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • Ezra 10:5Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, swear an oath that they would do according to this word; so they swore an oath.
  • Neh 5:12Then they said, “We will give it back and will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you are saying.” So I called the priests and made them swear that they would do according to this word.
  • Neh 13:25So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take up their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
  • Psalm 15:4In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,But who honors those who fear Yahweh;He swears to his own hurt and does not change;
  • Psalm 24:4He who has innocent hands and a pure heart,Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessnessAnd has not sworn deceitfully.
  • Psalm 63:11But the king will be glad in God;Everyone who swears by Him will boast,For the mouths of those who speak lies will be closed.
  • Psalm 89:3I have cut a covenant with My chosen;I have sworn to David My servant,
  • Psalm 89:35Once I have sworn by My holiness;I will not lie to David.
  • Psalm 89:49Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord,Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
  • Psalm 95:11Therefore I swore in My anger,They shall never enter into My rest.”
  • Psalm 102:8My enemies have reproached me all day long;Those who ridicule me swear against me.
  • Psalm 110:4Yahweh has sworn and will not change His mind,You are a priest foreverAccording to the order of Melchizedek.”
  • Psalm 119:106I have sworn and I have confirmed,To keep Your righteous judgments.
  • Psalm 132:2How he swore to YahwehAnd vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
  • Psalm 132:11Yahweh has sworn to DavidA truth from which He will not turn back:Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
  • Eccl 9:2It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear.
  • Song 2:7I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,That you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”
  • Song 3:5I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,That you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”
  • Song 5:8I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,What will you tell him?Tell him that I am sick with love.”
  • Song 5:9What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,O most beautiful among women?What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”
  • Song 8:4I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,Why should you arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases?”
  • Isa 14:24Yahweh of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have counseled so it will stand,
  • Isa 19:18In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will be speaking the language of Canaan and swearing allegiance to Yahweh of hosts; one will be called the City of Destruction.
  • Isa 45:23I have sworn by Myself,The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousnessAnd will not turn back,That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
  • Isa 48:1Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name IsraelAnd who came forth from the loins of Judah,Who swear by the name of YahwehAnd bring to remembrance the God of Israel,But not in truth or in righteousness.
  • Isa 54:9For this is like the days of Noah to Me,When I swore that the waters of NoahWould not overflow the earth again;So I have sworn that I will not be furious with youNor will I rebuke you.
  • Isa 62:8Yahweh has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies;Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
  • Isa 65:16Because he who is blessed in the earthWill be blessed by the God of truth,And he who swears in the earthWill swear by the God of truth;Because the former distresses are forgotten,And because they are hidden from My sight!
  • Jer 4:2And you will swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’In truth, in justice, and in righteousness;Then the nations will be blessed in Him,And in Him they will boast.”
  • Jer 5:2And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’Then they swear to a lie.”
  • Jer 5:7Why should I pardon you?Your sons have forsaken MeAnd sworn by those who are not gods.I had satisfied them to the full,Then they committed adulteryAnd trooped to the harlot’s house.
  • Jer 7:9Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear while lying, and burn incense to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,
  • Jer 11:5in order to establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered and said, “Amen, O Yahweh.”
  • Jer 12:16Then if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.
  • Jer 22:5But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself,” declares Yahweh, “that this house will become a waste place.”’”
  • Jer 32:22and gave them this land, which You swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
  • Jer 38:16But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made this life for us, surely I will not put you to death, nor will I give you over to the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
  • Jer 40:9Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you.
  • Jer 44:26Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt, ‘Behold, I have sworn by My great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘never shall My name be called upon again by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As Lord Yahweh lives.”
  • Jer 49:13For I have sworn by Myself,” declares Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin, and an imprecation; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.”
  • Jer 51:14Yahweh of hosts has sworn by Himself:Surely I will fill you with a population like locusts,And they will cry out with shouts of victory over you.”
  • Ezek 16:8Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, you were at the time for love; so I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became Mine,” declares Lord Yahweh.
  • Ezek 21:23And it will be to them like a worthless divination in their eyes; they have sworn solemn oaths. But he brings iniquity to remembrance, that they may be seized.
  • Dan 12:7And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they complete shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.
  • Hos 4:15Though you, Israel, play the harlot,Do not let Judah become guilty;Also do not go to GilgalNor go up to Beth-avenAnd swear the oath:As Yahweh lives!”
  • Amos 4:2Lord Yahweh has sworn by His holiness that,Behold, the days are coming upon you,And they will take you away with meat hooks,And the last of you with fish hooks.
  • Amos 6:8Lord Yahweh has sworn by Himself, Yahweh God of hosts has declared:I abhor the lofty pride of JacobAnd hate his citadels;Therefore I will deliver up the city as well as its fullness.”
  • Amos 8:7Yahweh has sworn by the lofty pride of Jacob,Indeed, I will never forget any of their works.
  • Amos 8:14As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria,Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’They will fall and not rise again.”
  • Mic 7:20You will give truth to JacobAnd lovingkindness to Abraham,Which You swore to our fathersFrom the days of old.
  • Zeph 1:5And those who worship on the housetops the host of heaven,And those who worship and swear to Yahweh and yet swear by Milcom,
  • Zech 5:3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side.
  • Zech 5:4I will make it go forth,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name; and it will spend the night within that house and consume it with its timber and stones.”
  • Mal 3:5Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the sojourner and do not fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts.
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