So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.
foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.
A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.”
They said, “We see plainly that the Lord has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.” So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace.
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
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