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! ” ’
2 Samuel 3:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David what the Lord has sworn to him, American Standard Version (1901) God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; Common English Bible May God deal harshly with me, Abner, and worse still if I don’t do for David exactly what the LORD swore to him— Catholic Public Domain Version May God do these things to Abner, and may he add these other things, if, in the same way that the Lord swore to David, I do not do so with him: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him, |
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! ” ’
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: ‘Come back, you and all your servants.’
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! ’
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 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.
The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, according to the Lord’s word, were as follows:
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! ’
Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has torn the kingship of Israel away from you today and has given it to your neighbour who is better than you.
May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.’
The Lord has done exactly what he said through me: The Lord has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David.
‘What was the message he gave you? ’ Eli asked. ‘Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that he told you.’