1 Kings 1:28

1 Kings 1:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King David answered, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.

Context of 1 Kings 1:28

26But he did not invite me — me, your servant — or the priest Zadok or Benaiah son of Jehoiada or your servant Solomon. 27I’m certain my lord the king would not have let this happen without letting your servant know who will sit on my lord the king’s throne after him.” King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. 29The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty, 30just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place, that is exactly what I will do this very day.”

1 Kings 1:28 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר קִרְאוּ־לִ֖י לְבַת־שָׁ֑בַע וַתָּבֹא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• me Bath–shebaבַּת־שֶׁ֫בַעbath-sheba‛ · BathshebaH1339
• And she cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Call me Bath-sheba - She had gone out when Nathan came in, and he retired when she was re-admitted. Each had a separate audience, but to Nathan the king did not express any will.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 1:28

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

In the dictionaries

• David
• Sheba
• Bath-Sheba
• Account
• Adonijah
• Assuredly
• Cherish
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Abiathar

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