¹² Then they said, “We ^(A)will give it back and ^(B)will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and made them ^(C)take an oath to act in accordance with this ^[a]promise.

²⁵ So ^(A)I quarreled with them and cursed them, and ^(B)struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and ^(C)made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take any of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.