2 Samuel 12:22

12:22 He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ¹  ‘Perhaps ²  the Lord will show pity and the child will live.

2 Samuel 15:21

15:21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, ³  there I ⁴  will be as well!”

2 Samuel 11:11

11:11 Uriah replied to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations ⁵  with my wife? As surely as you are alive, ⁶  I will not do this thing!”

[12:22]  ¹ tn Heb “said.”

[12:22]  ² tn Heb “Who knows?”

[15:21]  ³ tn Heb “whether for death or for life.”

[15:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “your servant.”

[11:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and lay.”

[11:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “as you live and as your soul lives.”