2 Kings 6:31

New Century Version

He said, “May God punish me terribly if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat isn’t cut off from his body today!”

Cross References

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me terribly if by this time tomorrow I don’t kill you just as you killed those prophets.”

Ruth 1:17

And where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. I ask the Lord to punish me terribly if I do not keep this promise: Not even death will separate us.”

John 11:50

You don’t realize that it is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the officers said to the king, “Jeremiah must be put to death! He is discouraging the soldiers who are still in the city, and all the people, by what he is saying to them. He does not want good to happen to us; he wants to ruin us.”

1 Kings 22:8

Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said, “King Ahab, you shouldn’t say that!”

1 Kings 18:17

When he saw Elijah, he asked, “Is it you—the biggest troublemaker in Israel?”

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon swore by the name of the Lord, saying, “May God punish me terribly if this doesn’t cost Adonijah his life!

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my own family. May God punish me terribly if I don’t make you commander of the army in Joab’s place!’ ”

2 Samuel 3:35

They came to encourage David to eat while it was still day. But he made a promise, saying, “May God punish me terribly if I eat bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

2 Samuel 3:9

May God help me if I don’t join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen!

1 Samuel 25:22

May God punish my enemies even more. I will not leave one of Nabal’s men alive until morning.”

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said, “Jonathan, if you don’t die, may God punish me terribly.”

1 Samuel 3:17

Eli asked, “What did the Lord say to you? Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you terribly if you hide from me anything he said to you.”

1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods punish me terribly if I don’t completely destroy Samaria. There won’t be enough left for each of my men to get a handful of dust!”

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has not accepted what Naaman the Aramean brought. As surely as the Lord lives, I’ll run after him and get something from him.”

Proverbs 16:14

An angry king can put someone to death, so a wise person will try to make him happy.