Verse 8

For thy servant{H5650} vowed{H5087}{(H8804)} a vow{H5088} while I abode{H3427}{(H8800)} at Geshur{H1650} in Syria{H758}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If the LORD{H3068} shall bring me again{H7725}{(H8799)}{(H8676)}{H7725}{(H8686)} indeed to Jerusalem{H3389}, then I will serve{H5647}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 13:37-38 : 37 But Absalom{H53} fled{H1272}{(H8804)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Talmai{H8526}, the son{H1121} of Ammihud{H5991}{(H8675)}{H5989}, king{H4428} of Geshur{H1650}. And David mourned{H56}{(H8691)} for his son{H1121} every day{H3117}. 38 So Absalom{H53} fled{H1272}{(H8804)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Geshur{H1650}, and was there three{H7969} years{H8141}.
  • Gen 28:20-21 : 20 And Jacob{H3290} vowed{H5087}{(H8799)} a vow{H5088}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If God{H430} will be with me, and will keep me{H8104}{(H8804)} in this way{H1870} that I go{H1980}{(H8802)}, and will give{H5414}{(H8804)} me bread{H3899} to eat{H398}{(H8800)}, and raiment{H899} to put on{H3847}{(H8800)}, 21 So that I come again{H7725}{(H8804)} to my father's{H1} house{H1004} in peace{H7965}; then shall the LORD{H3068} be my God{H430}:
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she vowed{H5087}{(H8799)} a vow{H5088}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, if thou wilt indeed{H7200}{(H8800)} look{H7200}{(H8799)} on the affliction{H6040} of thine handmaid{H519}, and remember{H2142}{(H8804)} me, and not forget{H7911}{(H8799)} thine handmaid{H519}, but wilt give{H5414}{(H8804)} unto thine handmaid{H519} a man{H582} child{H2233}, then I will give{H5414}{(H8804)} him unto the LORD{H3068} all the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}, and there shall no razor{H4177} come{H5927}{(H8799)} upon his head{H7218}.
  • 1 Sam 16:2 : 2 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)}, How can I go{H3212}{(H8799)}? if Saul{H7586} hear{H8085}{(H8804)} it, he will kill{H2026}{(H8804)} me. And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Take{H3947}{(H8799)} an heifer{H1241}{H5697} with thee{H3027}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, I am come{H935}{(H8804)} to sacrifice{H2076}{(H8800)} to the LORD{H3068}.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seem evil{H7489}{(H8804)} unto you{H4310} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068}, choose{H977}{(H8798)} you this day{H3117} whom{H5869} ye will serve{H5647}{(H8799)}; whether the gods{H430} which your fathers{H1} served{H5647}{(H8804)} that were on the other side{H5676} of the flood{H5104}, or the gods{H430} of the Amorites{H567}, in whose land{H776} ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)}: but as for me and my house{H1004}, we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • 2 Sam 14:23 : 23 So Joab{H3097} arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Geshur{H1650}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} Absalom{H53} to Jerusalem{H3389}.
  • 2 Sam 14:32 : 32 And Absalom{H53} answered{H559}{(H8799)} Joab{H3097}, Behold, I sent{H7971}{(H8804)} unto thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Come{H935}{(H8798)} hither, that I may send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to the king{H4428}, to say{H559}{(H8800)}, Wherefore am I come{H935}{(H8804)} from Geshur{H1650}? it had been good{H2896} for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see{H7200}{(H8799)} the king's{H4428} face{H6440}; and if there be{H3426} any iniquity{H5771} in me, let him kill{H4191}{(H8689)} me.
  • Ps 56:12 : 12 Thy vows{H5088} are upon me, O God{H430}: I will render{H7999}{H8762)} praises{H8426} unto thee.
  • Eccl 5:4 : 4 When thou vowest{H5087}{(H8799)} a vow{H5088} unto God{H430}, defer{H309}{(H8762)} not to pay{H7999}{(H8763)} it; for he hath no pleasure{H2656} in fools{H3684}: pay{H7999}{(H8761)} that which thou hast vowed{H5087}{(H8799)}.
  • Isa 28:15 : 15 Because ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, We have made{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} with death{H4194}, and with hell{H7585} are we{H6213}{(H8804)} at agreement{H2374}; when the overflowing{H7857}{(H8802)} scourge{H7752}{(H8675)}{H7885} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5674}{(H8804)}, it shall not come{H935}{(H8799)} unto us: for we have made{H7760}{(H8804)} lies{H3577} our refuge{H4268}, and under falsehood{H8267} have we hid{H5641}{(H8738)} ourselves:
  • Jer 9:3-5 : 3 And they bend{H1869}{(H8686)} their tongues{H3956} like their bow{H7198} for lies{H8267}: but they are not valiant{H1396}{(H8804)} for the truth{H530} upon the earth{H776}; for they proceed{H3318}{(H8804)} from evil{H7451} to evil{H7451}, and they know{H3045}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 4 Take ye heed{H8104}{(H8734)} every one{H376} of his neighbour{H7453}, and trust{H982}{(H8799)} ye not in any brother{H251}: for every brother{H251} will utterly{H6117}{(H8800)} supplant{H6117}{(H8799)}, and every neighbour{H7453} will walk{H1980}{(H8799)} with slanders{H7400}. 5 And they will deceive{H2048}{(H8762)} every one{H376} his neighbour{H7453}, and will not speak{H1696}{(H8762)} the truth{H571}: they have taught{H3925}{(H8765)} their tongue{H3956} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} lies{H8267}, and weary{H3811}{(H8738)} themselves to commit iniquity{H5753}{(H8687)}.
  • Jer 42:20 : 20 For ye dissembled{H8582}{(H8689)} in your hearts{H5315}, when ye sent{H7971}{(H8804)} me unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Pray{H6419}{(H8690)} for us unto the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}; and according unto all that the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} shall say{H559}{(H8799)}, so declare{H5046}{(H8685)} unto us, and we will do{H6213}{(H8804)} it.