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 bread 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 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.”