And tell Amasa, “Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’
1 Kings 2:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord: ‘May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not requested this against his own life. American Standard Version (1901) Then king Solomon sware by Jehovah, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life. Common English Bible King Solomon swore by the LORD, “May God do to me as he sees fit! Adonijah has made this request at the cost of his life! Catholic Public Domain Version And so king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: "May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things! For Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: So and so may God do to me, and add more, if Adonias hath not spoken this word against his own life. |
And tell Amasa, “Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’
Then they came to urge David to eat food while it was still day, but David took an oath: ‘May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset! ’
May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:
So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow! ’
Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
He announced, ‘May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.’
A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion; anyone who provokes him endangers himself.
The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
‘He told him, “I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me, and do so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.
Saul declared to him, ‘May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan! ’