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sware

Meaning of “sware”

Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.

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78 occurrences77 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:31

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1 Kings 2:23
Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:23 · retained source text

Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God doe so to me, and more also, if Adoniiah haue not spoken this word against his owne life.

2 Kings 25:24
And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 25:24 · retained source text

And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said vnto them, Feare not to be the seruants of the Caldees: dwell in the land, and serue the King of Babylon; and it shall bee well with you.

2 Chronicles 15:14
And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 15:14 · retained source text

And they sware vnto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

Ezra 10:5
Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:5 · retained source text

Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefe Priests, the Leuites, and all Israel to sweare, that they should doe according to this word: and they sware.

Psalms 95:11
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 95:11 · retained source text

Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. if they enter into my rest.

Psalms 132:2
How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
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1611 witness · Psalms 132:2 · retained source text

How he sware vnto the LORD, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iacob.

Jeremiah 38:16
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:16 · retained source text

So the king sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the LORD liueth that made vs this soule, I wil not put thee to death, neither will I giue thee into the hand of these men that seeke thy life.

Jeremiah 40:9
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:9 · retained source text

And Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, sware vnto them and to their men, saying, Feare not to serue the Caldeans: dwell in the land and serue the king of Babylon, and it shalbe well with you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to stand before. And so verse.10.

Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:8 · retained source text

Now when I passed by thee, and looked vpon thee, behold, thy time was the time of loue, and I spread my skirt ouer thee, and couered thy nakednesse: yea, I sware vnto thee, and entred into a couenant with thee, sayth the LORD God, and thou becamest mine.

Daniel 12:7
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 12:7 · retained source text

And I heard the man clothed in linnen, which was vpon the waters of the riuer, when he held vp his right hand, and his left hand vnto heauen, and sware by him that liueth for euer, that it shalbe for a time, times, and an halfe: and when hee shall haue accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall bee finished.

1611 marginal noteOr, part.

1611 marginal noteReuel.10.5.

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