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1 Kings 1:29

SalvationGod's faithfulness

27 Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”

28 Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

30 I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

31 Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
KJV
And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
WEB
The king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
ASV
And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
DARBY
And the king swore, and said, [As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
BLB
And the king took an oath and said, “[As] YHWH lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress,
ÅB
Og kongen svor og sa: Så sant Herren lever, han som har utfridd meg fra all trengsel:
OTB
Og kongen sverget og sa, “Så sant Herren lever, som har forløst mitt liv fra all nød,
B1930
Og kongen svor og sa: Så sant Herren lever, han som har utfridd mig fra all trengsel:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 4:9

    But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

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  • Psalms 136:24

    and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

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  • 1 Kings 17:1

    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

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  • Psalms 72:14

    He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

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  • 1 Kings 18:10

    As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.

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  • Psalms 34:19–22

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:45

    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

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  • 2 Kings 5:20

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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