so much that he promised with an oath ¹  to give her whatever she asked.

Although it grieved the king, ¹  because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.

He denied it again with an oath, “I do not know the man!”

the oath ¹  that he swore to our ancestor ²  Abraham. This oath grants ³ 

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ¹  ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ ² 

Although it grieved the king deeply, ¹  he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

For people ¹  swear by something greater than themselves, ²  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ³ 

So then, because ¹  he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants ²  on his throne, ³ 

In the same way ¹  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ²  and so he intervened with an oath,

And above all, my brothers and sisters, ¹  do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.