1 Kings 2:23

Good News Translation

Then Solomon made a solemn promise in the Lord's name, “May God strike me dead if I don't make Adonijah pay with his life for asking this!

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:13

David also told them to say to Amasa, “You are my relative. From now on I am putting you in charge of the army in place of Joab. May God strike me dead if I don't!”

2 Samuel 3:35

All day long the people tried to get David to eat something, but he made a solemn promise, “May God strike me dead if I eat anything before the day is over!”

2 Samuel 3:9

The Lord promised David that he would take the kingdom away from Saul and his descendants and would make David king of both Israel and Judah, from one end of the country to the other. Now may God strike me dead if I don't make this come true!”

1 Kings 19:2

She sent a message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don't do the same thing to you that you did to the prophets.”

1 Kings 20:10

from Benhadad: “I will bring enough men to destroy this city of yours and carry off the rubble in their hands. May the gods strike me dead if I don't!”

2 Kings 6:31

He exclaimed, “May God strike me dead if Elisha is not beheaded before the day is over!”

Psalm 140:9

Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.

Psalm 64:8

He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.

Proverbs 20:2

Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Luke 19:22

He said to him, ‘You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not planted.

Ruth 1:17

Wherever you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. May the Lord's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!”

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said to him, “May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!”