Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life!
Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
and he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”
Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.’”
Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, “God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!”
God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him,
And Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
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