¹⁷ “What was the message he gave you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that he told you.”^(A)

¹⁰ Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely^(A) if Samaria’s dust^(B) amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

³¹ He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely^(A) if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”