¹⁷ ‘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.’^(A)

⁹ May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:

³⁵ 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! ’^(A)

²³ Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord: ‘May God punish me and do so severely^(A) if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.

³¹ He announced, ‘May God punish me and do so severely^(A) if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.’