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 this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?” 28Then King David responded and said, “Summon Bathsheba to me.” And she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. Then the king vowed and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, 30certainly as I vowed to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Your son Solomon certainly shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place’; I will indeed do so this day.” 31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before 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

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• vowedשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• As the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• has redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:29

• 1 Kings 2:24Now then, as the Lord lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father, and has made me a house just as He promised, Adonijah certainly shall be put to death today!”
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”
• 1 Kings 18:10As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my master has not sent word to search for you; and whenever they say, ‘He is not here,’ he makes the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
• Judges 8:19And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
• 1 Samuel 14:39For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in my son Jonathan, he shall assuredly die!” But not one of all the people answered him.
• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, “As the Lord lives, David shall not be put to death.”
• 1 Samuel 20:21Then behold, I will send the boy, telling him, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come, because it is safe for you and there is nothing to harm you, as the Lord lives.
• 2 Samuel 12:5Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this certainly deserves to die!
• 2 Kings 4:30The mother of the boy said, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
• 2 Kings 5:16But he said, “As surely as the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will accept nothing.” And he urged him to accept it, but he refused.
• Genesis 48:16The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
• 2 Samuel 4:9But David replied to Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
• Psalms 34:19The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
• Psalms 72:14He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;
• Psalms 136:24And has rescued us from our enemies, For His faithfulness is everlasting;
• Psalms 138:7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will reach out with Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save 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