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Now Akish was one of King Omer's friends, and he came to Jared's house as Jared had asked. Jared's daughter danced for Akish, and he asked Jared if he could marry her. Jared replied to Akish, "I will give her to you, if you will bring me King Omer's head.”

Akish then invited all his relatives to Jared's house for a meeting and said to them, "Will you swear to me that you will be faithful to me in doing what I will ask of you?"

They all swore to Akish, by God, by the heavens, by the earth, and by their heads, that whoever would not help Akish would lose his head, and that whoever told anyone what Akish told them would die.

After they had all sworn allegiance to Akish, he administered the ancient oaths to them that had been handed down by those who had sought power, even from Cain, a murderer from the beginning.

These oaths were preserved by the devil's power to keep the people in darkness, and to give power to those who wanted to murder, plunder and commit all kinds of wickedness. Jared's daughter had convinced her father to search out these ancient oaths, who in turn convinced Akish.