¹⁷ “What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide^(A) it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely,^(B) if you hide from me anything he told you.”

⁴⁴ Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if you do not die, Jonathan.^(B)”

¹³ But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely,^(A) if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with^(B) you as he has been with my father.

²² May God deal with David,^[a] be it ever so severely,^(A) if by morning I leave alive one male^(B) of all who belong to him!”

⁹ May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised^(A) him on oath

³⁵ Then they all came and urged David to eat something while it was still day; but David took an oath, saying, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if I taste bread^(B) or anything else before the sun sets!”

¹³ And say to Amasa,^(A) ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood?^(B) May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(C) if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.^(D)’”

²³ Then 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!

² So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”^(B)

¹⁰ Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust^(A) remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful.”