II Kings 1:4
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Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
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“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”