1 Kings 1:17
And she said to him, My lord, thou swore by LORD thy God to thy handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What do thou want?
18And now, behold, Adonijah reigns, and thou, my lord the king, do not know it.
Cross References
Genesis 18:12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have become old shall I have pleasure, my lord also being old?
1 Kings 1:14Behold, while thou yet talk there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
1 Peter 3:6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye became, doing good, and not being afraid of anything fearful.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:12-32
David Makes Solomon King. ( b. c. 1015.) 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,… Read the whole commentary →