1 Kings 1:17
And she said unto him—My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,—yea, he, shall sit upon my throne.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did homage unto the king,—and the king said—What aileth thee?
18But, now, lo! Adonijah, hath become king; now, therefore, my lord, O king, thou knowest it not:
Cross References
Genesis 18:12So then Sarah laughed within herself, saying: After I am past age, hath there come to me pleasure, my lord, also being old?
1 Kings 1:14Lo! while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I also, will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
1 Peter 3:6As, Sarah, was obedient unto Abraham, calling him, lord,—whose children ye have become—so long as ye are doing good, and not bringing yourselves into fear of any single cause of alarm.
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 →