7 occurrences across the corpus

King James Version

Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)

2 Maccabees 4:8

Promising unto the king by intercession three hundred and threescore talents of silver, and of another revenue eighty talents:

2 Maccabees 8:11

Wherefore immediately he sent to the cities upon the sea coast, proclaiming a sale of the captive Jews, and promising that they should have fourscore and ten bodies for one talent, not expecting the vengeance that was to follow upon him from the Almighty God.

2 Maccabees 12:11

Whereupon there was a very sore battle; but Judasside by the help of God got the victory; so that the Nomades of Arabia, being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising both to give him cattle, and to pleasure him otherwise.

KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)

2 Esdras 3:15

And madest an everlasting covenant with him, promising him that thou wouldest never forsake his seed.

NT Apocrypha/Pseudepigrapha

Acts of Paul and Thecla 11:2

Now then let us procure some rakish fellows, and after we have made them sufficiently drunk, and given them a good sum of money, let us order them to go and debauch this virgin, promising them, if they do it, a larger reward.

OT Pseudepigrapha

The First Book of Adam and Eve 55:9

"He gathered together his hosts, and deceived them, promising them to give them a great kingdom, a divine nature; and other promises he made them.