1 Kings 1:17
And shee answered him, My lorde, thou swarest by the Lord thy God vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
16And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King. And the King saide, What is thy matter?
18And beholde, nowe is Adoniiah king, and now, my lord, O King, thou knowest it not.
Cross References
Genesis 18:12Therefore Sarah laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed olde, and my lord also, shall I haue lust?
1 Kings 1:14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the King, I also will come in after thee, and confirme thy wordes.
1 Peter 3:6As Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Sir: whose daughters ye are, whiles yee doe well, not being afraide of any terrour.
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 →