He said,“ I’ll cut the head of Shaphat’s son Elisha off his shoulders today. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly!”

王说：“我今日若容沙法的儿子以利沙的头仍在他项上，愿神重重地降罚与我！”

王说：“我今日若容许沙法的儿子以利沙的头还留在他身上，愿上帝重重惩罚我！”

王说：“我今日若容许沙法的儿子以利沙的头还留在他身上，愿神重重惩罚我！”

王说：“如果今天沙法的儿子以利沙的头颅还留在他颈项上，愿上帝重重地惩罚我！”

他说：“如果今日沙法的儿子以利沙的头仍留在他身上，愿神惩罚我，而且加倍惩罚我。”

王說：「我今日若容沙法的兒子以利沙的頭仍在他項上，願神重重地降罰與我！」

王說：「我今日若容許沙法的兒子以利沙的頭還留在他身上，願上帝重重懲罰我！」

王說：「我今日若容許沙法的兒子以利沙的頭還留在他身上，願神重重懲罰我！」

王說：「如果今天沙法的兒子以利沙的頭顱還留在他頸項上，願上帝重重地懲罰我！」

他說：“如果今日沙法的兒子以利沙的頭仍留在他身上，願神懲罰我，而且加倍懲罰我。”

王說：『我今天若容沙法的兒子以利沙的頭仍留在他脖子上，願上帝這樣懲罰我，並且加倍地懲罰。』

王曰、今日若容沙法子以利沙之首、仍在其身、則願上帝罰我維倍、

王曰、今日必斬沙法子以利沙首、不然願上帝降罰於我。

王曰、我今日若不斬沙法子以利沙之首、原文作我今日若容沙法子以利沙之首仍在其體上則願天主從重罰我、

He said,“ May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!”

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.”

“ May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed.

He announced,“ May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

Then he said,“ May God do so to me and more so, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.”

Then he said,“ God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”

Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

He announced,“ May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Then he said,“ May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”

Then he said,“ God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”

So Jezebel sent a message to Elijah. She said,“ You can be sure that I will kill you, just as I killed the other prophets. I’ll do it by this time tomorrow. If I don’t, may the gods punish me greatly.”

Where you die I’ll die. And there my body will be buried. I won’t let even death separate you from me. If I do, may the Lord punish me greatly.”

I will do for David what the Lord promised him. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly.

The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat. He said,“ There is still one other man we can go to. We can ask the Lord for advice through him. But I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me. He only prophesies bad things. His name is Micaiah. He’s the son of Imlah.”“ You shouldn’t say bad things about him,” Jehoshaphat replied.

They were angry with him. So they had him beaten. Then they took him to the house of Jonathan the secretary. It had been made into a prison. That’s where they put Jeremiah.Jeremiah was put into a prison cell below ground level. He remained there a long time.

Saul said,“ Jonathan, I must certainly put you to death. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly.”

The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.More than 40 men took part in this plan.

Then all of them came and begged David to eat something. They wanted him to eat while it was still day. But David made a promise. He said,“ I won’t taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down. If I do, may God punish me greatly!”

Say to Amasa,‘ Aren’t you my own flesh and blood? You will be the commander of my army for life in place of Joab. If that isn’t true, may God punish me greatly.’ ”

“ What did the Lord say to you?” Eli asked.“ Don’t hide from me anything he told you. If you do, may God punish you greatly.”

When he saw Elijah, he said to him,“ Is that you? You are always stirring up trouble in Israel.”

You don’t realize what is good for you. It is better if one man dies for the people than if the whole nation is destroyed.”

Then these officials said to the king,“ This man should be put to death. What he says is making the soldiers who are left in this city lose hope. It’s making all the people lose hope too. He isn’t interested in what is best for the people. In fact, he’s trying to destroy them.”

Then King Solomon made a promise in the name of the Lord. He said,“ Adonijah will pay with his life because of what he has asked for. If he doesn’t, may God punish me greatly.

I won’t leave even one of his men alive until morning. If I do, may God punish me greatly!”