- break thy league:
- "And the kingª calledª° the Gibeonites,ª and saidª° unto¹ them; (now the Gibeonitesª [were] not¹ of the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª but¹¹ of the remnantª¹ of the Amorites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª had swornª° unto them: and Saulª soughtª° to slayª° them in his zealª° to the childrenª of Israelª and Judah.)ª" {2Sm 21:2} + "[There is] a leagueª between¹ me and thee, as [there was] between¹ my fatherª and thy father:ª behold,¹ I have sentª° thee silverª and gold;ª go,²°¹ breakª° thy leagueª with¹ Baashaª kingª of Israel,ª that he may departª° from¹¹ me." {2Ch 16:3} + "And hath takenª° of the king'sª seed,ª¹ and madeª° a covenantª with¹ him, and hath takenª° an oathª of him: he hath also takenª° the mightyª of the land:ª ... [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª surely¹¹ in the placeª [where] the kingª [dwelleth] that made him king,ª°¹ whose¹¹ oathª he despised,ª° and whose¹¹ covenantª he brake,ª° [even] with¹ him in the midstª of Babylonª he shall die.ª°" {Ezk 17:13-16} + "Without understanding,ª covenantbreakers,ª without natural affection,ª implacable,ª unmerciful:ª" {Rom 1:31} + "Andª notª [rather], (asª we be slanderously reported,ª° andª asª someª affirmª° that weª say,)²°² Let us¹ doª° evil,ª thatª goodª may come?ª° whoseª damnationª isª° just.ª" {Rom 3:8}
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