Bible Cross References
let the king
Genesis 14:22
Abram answered, "I solemnly swear before the LORD, the Most High God, Maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 24:2
He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.
Genesis 24:3
I want you to make a vow in the name of the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people here in Canaan.
Genesis 31:50
Laban went on, "If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other women, even though I don't know about it, remember that God is watching us.
1 Samuel 20:42
Then Jonathan said to David, "God be with you. The LORD will make sure that you and I, and your descendants and mine, will forever keep the sacred promise we have made to each other." Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
the revengers
Numbers 35:19
The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you.
Numbers 35:27
and if the dead person's relative finds you and kills you, this act of revenge is not murder.
Deuteronomy 19:4-10
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If you accidentally kill someone who is not your enemy, you may escape to any of these cities and be safe.
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For example, if two of you go into the forest together to cut wood and if, as one of you is chopping down a tree, the ax head comes off the handle and kills the other, you can run to one of those three cities and be safe.
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If there were only one city, the distance to it might be too great, and the relative who is responsible for taking revenge for the killing might catch you and angrily kill an innocent person. After all, it was by accident that you killed someone who was not your enemy.
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This is why I order you to set aside three cities.
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"When the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he told your ancestors he would, and gives you all the land he has promised,
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then you are to select three more cities. (He will give you this land if you do everything that I command you today and if you love the LORD your God and live according to his teachings.)
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Do this, so that innocent people will not die and so that you will not be guilty of putting them to death in the land that the LORD is giving you.
Joshua 20:3-6
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If any of you accidentally kills someone, you can go there and escape the one who is looking for revenge.
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You can run away to one of these cities, go to the place of judgment at the entrance to the city, and explain to the leaders what happened. Then they will let you into the city and give you a place to live in, so that you can stay there.
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If the one looking for revenge follows you there, the people of the city must not hand you over to that one. They must protect you because you killed the person accidentally and not out of anger.
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You may stay in the city until you have received a public trial and until the death of the man who is then the High Priest. Then you may go back home to your own town, from which you had run away."
As the Lord
1 Samuel 14:45
But the people said to Saul, "Will Jonathan, who won this great victory for Israel, be put to death? No! We promise by the living LORD that he will not lose even a hair from his head. What he did today was done with God's help." So the people saved Jonathan from being put to death.
1 Samuel 28:10
Then Saul made a sacred vow. "By the living LORD I promise that you will not be punished for doing this," he told her.
Jeremiah 4:2
it will be right for you to swear by my name. Then all the nations will ask me to bless them, and they will praise me."
not one hair
1 Kings 1:52
Solomon replied, "If he is loyal, not even a hair on his head will be touched; but if he is not, he will die."
Matthew 10:30
As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted.
Acts 27:34
I beg you, then, eat some food; you need it in order to survive. Not even a hair of your heads will be lost."