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1 Kings 1:17

World English Bible

She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

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1 Kings 1:17 in other translations

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

1 Kings 1:17 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:17 in context

  1. 15Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
  2. 16Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
  3. 17She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
  4. 18Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
  5. 19He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.