The king was very upset. But he thought of his promise and his dinner guests. So he told one of his men to give her what she asked for.

王便忧愁，但因他所起的誓，又因同席的人，就吩咐给她；

王就忧愁，然而因他所发的誓，又因同席的人，就下令给她；

王就忧愁，然而因他所发的誓，又因同席的人，就下令给她；

希律感到为难，但既然在众宾客面前起了誓，只好下令给她。

王就忧愁，但因为誓言和在座的宾客，就下令给她。

王就忧忧愁愁，但因所起的誓，又因一同坐席的人，就下令给她。

王便憂愁，但因他所起的誓，又因同席的人，就吩咐給她；

王就憂愁，然而因他所發的誓，又因同席的人，就下令給她；

王就憂愁，然而因他所發的誓，又因同席的人，就下令給她；

希律感到為難，但既然在眾賓客面前起了誓，只好下令給她。

王就憂愁，但因為誓言和在座的賓客，就下令給她。

王很憂愁，只因有了起誓的話和一同坐席的人，就發命令要給；

王就憂憂愁愁，但因所起的誓，又因一同坐席的人，就下令給她。

王憂、然以誓故、又以同筵者在、乃命予之、

王憂、然既誓、又以同席者在、乃命賜之、

王憂、奈已發誓、又因同席者在、乃命予之、

王愀然不樂、然礙於所誓、及在席諸賓、乃准其所請、

The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.

Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.

Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests.

And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and his dinner guests.

And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.

And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests.

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded[ it] to be given[ her].

Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.

The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

He replied,“ Go and tell that fox,‘ I will keep on driving out demons. I will keep on healing people today and tomorrow. And on the third day I will reach my goal.’

So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them,“ Which one do you want me to set free? Jesus Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”Pilate knew that the leaders wanted to get their own way. He knew this was why they had handed Jesus over to him.While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said,“ Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”But the chief priests and the elders talked the crowd into asking for Barabbas and having Jesus put to death.“ Which of the two do you want me to set free?” asked the governor.“ Barabbas,” they answered.“ Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered,“ Crucify him!”“ Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder,“ Crucify him!”Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them.“ I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said.“ You are accountable for that!”All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”Pilate let Barabbas go free. But he had Jesus whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.

He said,“ I’ll cut the head of Shaphat’s son Elisha off his shoulders today. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly!”Elisha was sitting in his house. The elders were sitting there with him. The king went to see Elisha. He sent a messenger on ahead of him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha spoke to the elders. He said,“ That murderer is sending someone here to cut off my head. Can’t you see that? When the messenger comes, close the door. Hold it shut against him. Can’t you hear his master’s footsteps right behind him?”Elisha was still talking to the elders when the messenger came down to him. The king also arrived. He said,“ The Lord has sent this horrible trouble on us. Why should I wait any longer for him to help us?”

I won’t leave even one of his men alive until morning. If I do, may God punish me greatly!”

But suppose her father doesn’t allow her to keep her promises when he hears about them. Then she doesn’t have to do what she promised or agreed to do. The Lord will set her free. He’ll do it because her father hasn’t allowed her to keep her promises.“ Suppose she gets married after she makes a special promise. Or she gets married after agreeing to do something without thinking it through.Suppose her husband hears about what she did. And he doesn’t say anything to her about it. Then she must keep her promise. She must do what she agreed to do.But suppose her husband doesn’t allow her to keep her promises when he hears about them. Then she doesn’t have to do what she promised. She doesn’t have to do what she agreed to do without thinking it through. The Lord will set her free.

Saul made a promise in the name of the Lord. He said to the woman,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that you won’t be punished for helping me.”

Herod wanted to kill John. But he was afraid of the people, because they thought John was a prophet.

The Lord is the one who rescues Israel. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that the sinner must die. He must die even if he’s my son Jonathan.” But no one said anything.Then Saul said to all the Israelites,“ You stand over there. I and my son Jonathan will stand over here.”“ Do what you think is best,” they replied.Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel. He said,“ Why haven’t you answered your servant today? If I or my son Jonathan is to blame, answer with Urim. But if the Israelites are to blame, answer with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen by casting lots. The other men were cleared of blame.Saul said,“ Cast the lot to find out whether I or my son Jonathan is to blame.” And Jonathan was chosen.Then Saul said to Jonathan,“ Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him,“ I used the end of my stick to get a little honey and taste it. And now do I have to die?”Saul said,“ Jonathan, I must certainly put you to death. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly.”But the men said to Saul,“ Should Jonathan be put to death? Never! He has saved Israel in a wonderful way. He did it today with God’s help. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that not even one hair on Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground.” So the men rescued Jonathan. He wasn’t put to death.

They tried very hard to get Festus to have Paul taken to Jerusalem. They asked for this as a favor. They were planning to hide and attack Paul along the way. They wanted to kill him.Festus answered,“ Paul is being held at Caesarea. Soon I’ll be going there myself.Let some of your leaders come with me. If the man has done anything wrong, they can bring charges against him there.”Festus spent eight or ten days in Jerusalem with them. Then he went down to Caesarea. The next day he called the court together. He ordered Paul to be brought to him.When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many strong charges against him. But they couldn’t prove that these charges were true.Then Paul spoke up for himself. He said,“ I’ve done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple. I’ve done nothing wrong against Caesar.”But Festus wanted to do the Jews a favor. So he said to Paul,“ Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem? Are you willing to go on trial there? Are you willing to face these charges in my court?”

The men of Israel had made a promise at Mizpah. They had said,“ Not one of us will give his daughter to be married to a man from Benjamin.”

because Herod was afraid of John. So he kept John safe. Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. When Herod heard him, he was very puzzled. But he liked to listen to John.

King Herod heard about this. Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,“ John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That is why he has the power to do miracles.”

When the king heard this, he was very upset. He didn’t want Daniel to be harmed in any way. Until sunset, he did everything he could to save him.Then the men went as a group to King Darius. They said to him,“ Your Majesty, remember that no order or command you give can be changed. That’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires.”So the king gave the order. Daniel was brought out and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to him,“ You always serve your God faithfully. So may he save you!”

David said to Abigail,“ Give praise to the Lord. He is the God of Israel. He has sent you today to find me.May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.It’s a good thing you came quickly to meet me. If you hadn’t come, not one of Nabal’s men would have been left alive by sunrise. And that’s just as sure as the Lord, the God of Israel, is alive. He has kept me from harming you.”

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord. Jephthah said,“ Hand the Ammonites over to me.If you do, here’s what I’ll do when I come back from winning the battle. Anything that comes out the door of my house to meet me will belong to the Lord. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

Don’t be too quick to speak. Don’t be in a hurry to say anything to God. God is in heaven. You are on earth. So use only a few words when you speak.

The Israelites became very hungry that day. That’s because Saul had forced the army to make a promise. He had said,“ None of you must eat any food before evening comes. You must not eat until I’ve paid my enemies back for what they did. If you do, may you be under a curse!” So none of the troops ate any food at all.

At that time Herod, the ruler of Galilee and Perea, heard reports about Jesus.

The king was very upset. But he thought about his promise and his dinner guests. So he did not want to say no to the girl.

After the two months were over, she returned to her father. He did to her just what he had promised to do. And she was a virgin. So that became a practice in Israel.

“ How can we provide wives for the men who are left? We’ve made a promise in front of the Lord. We’ve promised not to give any of our daughters to be married to them.”Then they asked,“ Has any tribe of Israel failed to come here to Mizpah in front of the Lord?” They discovered that no one from Jabesh Gilead had come. No one from there had gathered together with the others in the camp.They counted the people. They found that none of the people of Jabesh Gilead had come to Mizpah.So the community sent 12,000 fighting men to Jabesh Gilead. They directed them to take their swords and kill those living there. That included the women and children.“ Here is what you must do,” they said.“ Kill every male. Also kill every woman who is not a virgin.”They found 400 young women in Jabesh Gilead who had never slept with a man. So they took them to the camp at Shiloh in Canaan.Then the whole community sent an offer of peace to the men of Benjamin. The men were at the rock of Rimmon.So the men of Benjamin returned at that time. They were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there weren’t enough women for all of them.The people were very sad because of what had happened to the tribe of Benjamin. The Lord had left a gap in the tribes of Israel. They weren’t complete without Benjamin.The elders of the community spoke up. They said,“ All the women of Benjamin have been wiped out. So how will we find wives for the men who are left?The men of Benjamin who are still alive need to have children,” they said.“ If they don’t, a tribe of Israel will be wiped out.But we can’t give them our daughters to be their wives. We Israelites have made a promise. We’ve said,‘ May anyone who gives a wife to a man from Benjamin be under the Lord’ s curse.’Look, a feast is celebrated every year in Shiloh to honor the Lord. Shiloh is north of Bethel. It’s east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem. It’s south of Lebonah.”So they told the men of Benjamin what to do. They said,“ Go. Hide in the vineyardsand watch. The young women of Shiloh will come out. They’ll join in the dancing. When they do, run out of the vineyards. Each of you grab a young woman from Shiloh to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin.Their fathers or brothers might not be happy with what we’re doing. If they aren’t, we’ll say to them,‘ Do us a favor. Help the men of Benjamin. We didn’t get wives for them during the battle. You aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. After all, you didn’t give your daughters to them. Your daughters were stolen from you.’ ”So that’s what the men of Benjamin did. While the young women were dancing, each man caught one. He carried her away to be his wife. Then the men returned to their own share of land. They built the towns again. They made their homes in them.

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting,“ If you let this man go, you are not Caesar’s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!”When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat. It was at a place called the Stone Walkway. In the Aramaic language it was called Gabbatha.It was about noon on Preparation Day in Passover Week.“ Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.But they shouted,“ Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”“ Should I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.“ We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.Finally, Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be nailed to a cross. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

He ordered the commander to keep Paul under guard. He told him to give Paul some freedom. He also told him to allow Paul’s friends to take care of his needs.Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla. She was a Jew. Felix sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.Paul talked about how to live a godly life. He talked about how people should control themselves. He also talked about the time when God will judge everyone. Then Felix became afraid.“ That’s enough for now!” he said.“ You may leave. When I find the time, I will send for you.”He was hoping that Paul would offer him some money to let him go. So he often sent for Paul and talked with him.Two years passed. Porcius Festus took the place of Felix. But Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor. So he left Paul in prison.

Then one of the soldiers told him,“ Your father forced the army to make a promise that everyone must obey. He said,‘ None of you must eat any food today. If you do, may you be under a curse!’ That’s why the men are weak and ready to faint.”