11.  And  now  Omer  was  a  friend  to  Akish,  wherefore
when  Jared  had  sent  for  Akish,  the  daughter  of  Jared  danced
before  him,  that  she  pleased  him,  insomuch  that  he  desired
her  to  wife.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  he  said  unto  Jared^
give  her  unto  me  to  wife.
12.  And  Jared  said  unto  him.  I  will  give  her  unto  you,  if
ye  will  bring  unto  me  the  head  of  my  father,  the  king.
13.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  Akish  gathered  in  unto  the
house  of  Jared  all  his  Idnsf oiks,  and  said  unto  them.  Will  ye
sw^ear  unto  me  that  ye  will  be  faithful  unto  me  in  the  thing
which  I  shall  desire  of  you  ?

14.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  they  all  ^swear  unto  him,  by
the  Grod  of  heaven,  and  also  by  the  heavens,  and  also  by  the
earth,  and  by  their  heads,  that  whoso  should  vary  from  the
assistance  which  Akish  aesired,  should  lose  his  head ;  and
-whoso  should  divulge  whatsoever  thing  Akish  made  known
nnto  them,  the  same  should  lose  his  life.
15.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  thus  they  did  agree  with
Akish.  And  Akish  did  administer  unto  them  the  oaths
which  were  given  by  <them  of  old,  who  also  sought  power,
which  had  been  handed  down  even  from  Cain,  who  was  a
murderer  from  the  beginning.
16.  And  they  were  kept  up  by  the  power  of  the  devil  to
administer  these  oaths  unto  the  people,  to  keep  them  in
darkness,  to  help  such  as  sought  power,  to  gain  i>ower,  and  to
murder,  and  to  plunder,  and  to  lie,  and  to  commit  all  manner
of  wickedness  and  whoredoms.
