1 Kings 1:29
And the king swore, and said, As LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
In Context
Cross References
Judges 8:19And he said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As LORD lives, if ye had saved them alive, I would not kill you.
1 Samuel 14:45And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it. As LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has wrought with God this day. So the peop
1 Samuel 20:21And, behold, I will send the lad, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them, and come, for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as LORD lives.
2 Samuel 12:5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As LORD lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die.
1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 Kings 4:30And the mother of the child said, As LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
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 →