Bible Verses About Jephthah's Daughter And Vows

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

Primary Judges 11 narrative about the daughter.

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

Shows Jephthah’s vow could not be taken back.

And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

Shows the vow carried through and the virginity note.

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

Direct vow text from Judges 11.

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Later Israelite lament for Jephthah's daughter.

And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

The daughter accepts the vow’s force.

And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

Shows her lament over virginity.

If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;

Parallel vow-law wording.

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

Example of offering a vow with sacrifice.

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

General warning against rash vows.

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

Sets up the daughter and the vow context.

Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

Law about rash oaths and guilt.

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.