Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5592 treaty

5592 treaty

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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A formal agreement between individuals or nations, promising commitment to each other's interests. Israel was forbidden to enter into such agreements with other nations in the promised land.

Treaties between individuals

1 Samuel 18:3-4 See also Genesis 21:22-32; Genesis 26:26-31; 1 Samuel 20:8,16-17; Samuel 22:8; Samuel 23:18; 2 Samuel 3:12-13

Treaties between individuals acting on behalf of their nation

1 Kings 5:12-18; Kings 15:18-19; Isaiah 33:8 Probably the agreement made when Hezekiah paid large sums to Sennacherib (2Ki 18:14); Ezekiel 17:12-14

Treaties between cities or nations

Joshua 9:3-16; Joshua 10:1; Joshua 11:18-19; 1 Samuel 11:1-2; Hosea 12:1

Treaties entered into should be honoured

Ezekiel 17:15-18 See also Jeremiah 34:8-20; Daniel 11:22-24 “he will act deceitfully” (verse 23), is a reference to Antiochus Epiphanes (of the Seleucid dynasty) who reneged on the friendship shown to Egypt; Hosea 10:4; Amos 1:9-10; Galatians 3:15

Israel forbidden to enter into treaties with other nations in the promised land

Deuteronomy 7:1-2 See also Exodus 23:31-32; Exodus 34:11-12,15-16; Deuteronomy 23:6; 1 Kings 20:34,42-43; Ezra 9:12