1 Kings 1:17

And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

In Context

16And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

18And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;

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Cross References

Genesis 18:12And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

1 Kings 1:14And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

1 Peter 3:6As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.

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 →

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