²⁷ Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

²² Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

²³ that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

³¹ without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

¹³ and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

⁸ But the noble devises noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies anger; And a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

²⁴ A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

¹⁶ A man's gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.

⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

³ Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

⁴⁴ Now come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you."

²⁸ They said, "We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

²⁹ that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.' You are now the blessed of Yahweh."

³⁰ He made them a feast, and they ate and drink.

³¹ They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

¹⁵ Brothers, I speak like men. Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.