1 Kings 2:23

God's Word

King Solomon took an oath by the Lord and said, “May God strike me dead if Adonijah doesn’t pay with his life for this request!

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab’s place to serve me always as the commander of the army.’ ”

2 Samuel 3:35

That entire day all the people tried to get David to eat some food. But David had taken an oath: “May God strike me dead if I taste any food or anything else before the sun goes down.”

2 Samuel 3:9

May God strike me dead unless I do for David what the Lord had promised him with an oath:

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. She said, “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don’t take your life the way you took the lives of Baal’s prophets.”

1 Kings 20:10

Then Benhadad sent Ahab the following message: “May the gods strike me dead if there will be enough dust left from Samaria to give a handful to each soldier who follows me.”

2 Kings 6:31

He said, “May God strike me dead if the head of Elisha, son of Shaphat, stays on his ⌞body⌟ today.”

Psalm 140:9

Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.

Psalm 64:8

They will trip over their own tongues. Everyone who sees them will shake his head.

Proverbs 20:2

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

A wise person’s words win favors, but a fool’s lips are self-destructive.

Luke 19:22

“The king said to him, ‘I’ll judge you by what you’ve said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn’t mine and harvest grain I haven’t planted.

Ruth 1:17

Wherever you die, I will die, and I will be buried there with you. May the Lord strike me down if anything but death separates you and me!”

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said, “May God do worse things to me than are in this curse if you do not die, Jonathan!”