¹⁷ You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him.^(A)

⁸ While your servant was living at Geshur^(A) in Aram, I made this vow:^(B) ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.^[a]’”