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1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore an oathH7650 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
בַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541 →
יַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-may he doH6213 →
לִּ֤יlito me
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
וְכֹ֣הve.Khohand thusH3541 →
יוֹסִ֔יףyo.Sifmay he addH3254 →
כִּ֣יkiifH3588 →
בְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.Shoby own life hisH5315 →
דִּבֶּר֙di.Berhe has spokenH1696 →
אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huAdonijahH138 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →

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Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.Ruth 1:17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.Numbers 16:38As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”Proverbs 18:6–7A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”2 Samuel 3:35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”2 Kings 6:31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”1 Samuel 14:44And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”2 Samuel 3:9May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:Habakkuk 2:10You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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