Vow

This is where Jephthah's vow is first made — a rash conditional promise to offer the first thing out of his house as a burnt offering, made despite already having God's Spirit empowering him.

The vow references Jephthah's devastating promise from chapter 11 — a shadow that follows his legacy here as the text tallies the full weight of his complicated six-year rule.

The Nazirite vow is explained here as a lifelong commitment imposed on Samson from the womb — no wine, no unclean food, no haircuts — the terms his mother must begin observing even during her pregnancy.

The vow referenced here is Samson's Nazirite consecration from birth — his contact with the dead lion quietly breaks it, establishing a pattern of treating his sacred dedication as optional.

Vows here are the desperate promises the psalmist made during his crisis, which he now publicly fulfills — underscoring that commitments made to God in extremity carry real, ongoing obligation after the rescue.

Vow describes David's self-denial oath — refusing sleep and home comfort until God had a dwelling place — marking the depth of his covenant loyalty to the Lord.

Vow appears first in contrast to a fleeting mood — David is framing his praise as a formal, binding commitment to God rather than an emotional reaction that will fade.

The psalmist seals the psalm with a solemn vow of endless praise, pledging that even survivors of catastrophe will keep testifying to God's faithfulness across every coming generation.

Vow offerings are listed here as one category of additional giving Israel could bring on top of the required festival sacrifices — voluntary promises made to God, distinct from freewill spontaneity.

Vow here is the subject of God's foundational rule: whatever a man pledges to the Lord must be fulfilled — no exceptions, no reversals.

The vow is here being defined for the first time in the chapter — this is the moment of voluntary commitment where someone decides to set themselves apart for God on a deeper level.

Esau's vow to kill Jacob is the darkest use of this concept in the chapter — a solemn private commitment made in grief and anger, serious enough that Rebekah treats it as a credible death sentence.

Vow appears here as Jacob frames his conditional pledge — the text invites readers to consider whether this is negotiation or nascent faith, setting up the interpretive tension the passage explores.

The vow taken in the Temple is what God says was profaned by the re-enslavement — invoking God's name in a solemn commitment and then breaking it is treated here as an act of public dishonor against God's reputation.

The vow referenced here is the crowd's sworn commitment to keep worshiping the queen of heaven — God's chilling response is to tell them to go ahead and fulfill it, withdrawing His intervention entirely.