2Ki 6:31-33, Pro 17:11, Mar 6:27 | ESV | STEP | and he said , May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today .

2 Kings 6:31-33

31 and he said, ^a“May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

32 Elisha was sitting in his house, ^band the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this ^cmurderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?” 33 And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, “This trouble is from the Lord! ^dWhy should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

Proverbs 17:11

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and ^ea cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Mark 6:27

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s ^{▼▼Greek his} head. He went and beheaded him in the prison