1 Kings 1:17
“And she said vnto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne:”
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1 Kings 1:17 Context
15¶ And Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber: and the king was very olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto the king. 16And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeysance vnto the king: and the king said, What wouldest thou? 17And she said vnto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne: 18And now behold, Adoniiah reigneth; and now my lord the king, thou knowest it not. 19And he hath slaine oxen, and fat cattell, and sheepe in abundance, and hath called all the sonnes of the king, and Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the captaine of the hoste: but Solomon thy seruant hath he not called.
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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.
- King James Version
She said to him, "My lord, you swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God, {saying,} 'Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)