³⁸ the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives.^(A) Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar,^(B) for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign^(C) to the Israelites.”

²³ Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!