於是大衛起誓不殺示每。

于是王对示每说：“你必不死。”王就向他起誓。

于是王对示每说：“你必不死。”王就向他起誓。

于是王对示每说：“你必不死。”王就向他起誓。

于是大卫起誓不杀示每。

于是王对示每说：“你一定不会被处死！”王又向他起誓。

於是王對示每說：「你必不死。」王就向他起誓。

於是王對示每說：「你必不死。」王就向他起誓。

於是王對示每說：「你必不死。」王就向他起誓。

於是王對示每說：“你一定不會被處死！”王又向他起誓。

於是王對示每說：『你一定不會被處死。』王並且向他起誓。

然後王對示每說：「你不會死！」王又向他起了誓。

遂語示每曰、爾必不死、加之以誓、○

王告示每曰、汝必不死、加以誓言。

王謂示每曰、爾必不死、王又為之發誓、○

So the king said to Shimei,“ You shall not die.” And the king promised him on oath.

So the king made a promise to Shimei. He said to him,“ You aren’t going to be put to death.”

And the king said to Shimei,“ You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath.

Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed,“ Your life will be spared.”

So the king said to Shimei,“ You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath.

So the king said to Shimei,“ You shall not die.” The king also swore to him.

Therefore the king said to Shimei,“ You shall not die.” And the king swore to him.

And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

So the king said to Shimei,“ You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath.

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

The king said to Shimei,“ You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath concerning this.

The king said to Shimei,“ You will not die.” The king swore to him.

於是，王命令耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅殺死示每。這樣所羅門的江山得以穩固。

你哪天越過汲淪溪，哪天必死無疑，你的死是咎由自取。」

「別放過巴戶琳的便雅憫人基拉的兒子示每。我逃亡到瑪哈念的時候，他曾用惡毒的話咒罵我。後來他到約旦河迎接我的時候，我曾憑耶和華起誓不殺他。但你不要放過他。你是個聰明人，應該知道怎樣處置他。你要讓他白頭落地，不得善終。」

大衛又問他：「你可以領我去這些襲擊者那裡嗎？」他答道：「你先憑上帝向我起誓，你不殺我，也不把我交給我的主人，我就帶你去。」

掃羅憑耶和華向婦人起誓，說：「我憑永活的耶和華起誓，你必不會因為此事而受到懲罰。」

人總是指著比自己更大的起誓，並用誓言作保證，了結各樣的爭論。