"What did the LORD tell you?" Eli asked. "Don't keep anything from me. God will punish you severely if you don't tell me everything he said."

Saul said to him, "May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!"

If he intends to harm you, may the LORD strike me dead if I don't let you know about it and get you safely away. May the LORD be with you as he was with my father!

may our promise to each other still be unbroken. If it is broken, the LORD will punish you."

Wherever you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. May the LORD's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!"

Because of this I will bring disaster on your dynasty and will kill all your male descendants, young and old alike. I will get rid of your family; they will be swept away like dung.

As soon as Zimri became king he killed off all the members of Baasha's family. Every male relative and friend was put to death.

So the LORD says to you, 'I will bring disaster on you. I will do away with you and get rid of every male in your family, young and old alike.

All of Ahab's family and descendants are to die; I will get rid of every male in his family, young and old alike.