1 Kings 1:29

1 Kings 1:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
• New International Version (NIV)The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king swore, saying, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king took an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress,

Context of 1 Kings 1:29

27Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?” 28Then 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, 30I 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.” 31Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

1 Kings 1:29 word by word

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אֲשֶׁר־פָּדָ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִכָּל־צָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• swore an oathשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• As surely as the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• has redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:29

• 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• 1 Kings 18:10As 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.
• Judges 8:19“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
• 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
• 1 Samuel 20:21Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger.
• 2 Samuel 12:5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
• 2 Kings 4:30And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
• 2 Kings 5:16But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
• Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
• 2 Samuel 4:9But 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,
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Psalms 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
• Psalms 136:24and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
• Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29“As the Lord liveth” was the most common form of oath among the Israelites (e. g. Judges 8:19; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 19:6). It was unique to David to attach a further clause to this oath - a clause of thankfulness for some special mercy 1 Samuel 25:34, or for God‘s constant protection of him (here and in 2 Samuel 4:9).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-31Verses 11-31 Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba. Let me give thee counsel how to save thy own life, and the life of thy son. Such as this is the counsel Christ's ministers give us in his name, to give all diligence, not only that no man take our crown, Re 3:11, but that we save our lives, even the lives of our souls. David made a solemn declaration of his firm cleaving to his former resolution, that Solomon should be his successor. Even the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-30David comforted Bathsheba by promising again, in God's name, that Solomon would be the next king (see 1 Kings 1:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba--He renews to her the solemn pledge he had given, in terms of solemnity and impressiveness which show that the aged monarch had roused himself to the duty the emergency called for. 1Ki 1:32-49. Solomon, by David's Appointment, Is Anointed King.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 1:29

• Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba)
• Civil Service
• Intercession
• King
• Oath
• Politics
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Adonijah
• Assuredly
• Cherish
• David
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Abiathar
• Abishag
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings