1 Kings 2:23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²³Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, “So may God do to me, and more also, for Adonijah has devised this scheme at the risk of his life!^(A)

1 Kings 2:23

New International Version

²³Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!

¹²A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.^(A)

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)