1 Kings 1:17

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 bowed, and prostrated herself unto the king. And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?'

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

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Cross References

Genesis 18:12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'

1 Kings 1:14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.'

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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