1 Kings 22:16
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I z*adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
NKJV: So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
ESV: But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
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Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
1 Samuel 14:24 ¶And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
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adjure-command or charge solemnly.