OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 17

1 Kings 1:17

She said to him, “My lord, you swore by the LORD^† your God^† to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

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THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

1 Kings 1:17 in context

1 Kings 1:14–20

Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”

Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”

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She said to him, “My lord, you swore by the LORD^† your God^† to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.

He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.

You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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Source notes

Notes from World English Bible Updated

When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

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