1 Kings 1:17

And she said to him, My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid, [saying,] Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.

Darby Translation

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 Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

18And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?

1 Kings 1:14Behold, while thou yet talkest 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 have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.

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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