1 Samuel 14:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!””
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“And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 14:44 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:24About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
- Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
- 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.”
- 1 Samuel 3:17“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
- 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
- 1 Samuel 25:22May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
- 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:
- 2 Samuel 12:5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- 2 Samuel 12:31David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
- 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!’”
- Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
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