2 Samuel 3:35

3:35 Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying, “God will punish me severely ¹  if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”

2 Samuel 11:25

11:25 David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. ²  There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. ³  Press the battle against the city and conquer ⁴  it.’ Encourage him with these words.” ⁵ 

2 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose ⁶  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 19:13

19:13 Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my flesh and blood? ⁷  God will punish me severely, ⁸  if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

¹ tn Heb “Thus God will do to me and thus he will add.”

² tn Heb “let not this matter be evil in your eyes.”

³ tn Heb “according to this and according to this the sword devours.”

⁴ tn Heb “overthrow.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text does not have “with these words.” They are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “anointed.”

⁴ tn Heb “my bone and my flesh.”

⁵ tn Heb “Thus God will do to me and thus he will add.”