1 Kings 1 · Verse 17

1 Kings 1:17

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.
1 Kings 1:17, King James Version

1 Kings 1:17 in other translations

BSB“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
WEBShe 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.’
ASVAnd she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by Jehovah thy God unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
YLTAnd she saith to him, ‘My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid: Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;
DARBYAnd she said to him, My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid, saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
BBEAnd she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.
WebsterAnd she said to him, My lord, thou didst swear by the LORD thy God to thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

What does 1 Kings 1:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11-27

11-27. Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba ... let me ... give thee counsel, &c.--The revolt was defeated by this prophet, who, knowing the Lord's will (2Sa 7:12; 1Ch 22:9), felt himself bound, in accordance with his character and office, to take the lead in seeing it executed. Hitherto the succession of the Hebrew monarchy had not been settled. The Lord had reserved to Himself the right of nomination (De 17:15), which was…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:11-31

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…

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1 Kings 1:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
ל֗וֹloto him
אֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiO lord myH113
אַתָּ֨ה'a.TahyouH859
נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.tayou swore an oathH7650
בַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khato maidservant yourH519
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
שְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בְנֵ֖ךְve.Nekhson yourH1121
יִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427
אַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.Raiafter meH310
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יֵשֵׁ֥בye.Shevhe will sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסְאִֽי\׃kis.'Ithrone myH3678

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:17

  • 1 Kings 1:13

    Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

  • 1 Kings 1:30

    Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • Genesis 18:12

    Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

  • 1 Peter 3:6

    Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
My lord.
Ge 18:12; 1Pe 3:6
thou swarest.It is not recorded when or upon what occasion David sware to Bathsheba that Solomon should succeed him; but it is supposed, with some degree of probability, that it took place after Absalom's rebellion; and as God himself had settled the succession, he might very properly give her this assurance.
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Context

  • 1 Kings 1:16

    And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

  • 1 Kings 1:17

    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.

  • 1 Kings 1:18

    And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

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1 Kings 1:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ella le respondió: Señor mío, tú juraste á tu sierva por Jehová tu Dios, diciendo: Salomón tu hijo reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle lui dit: Mon seigneur, tu as juré par l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, à ta servante: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr, du hast ja deiner Magd bei Jehova, deinem Gott, geschworen: Dein Sohn Salomo soll nach mir König sein, und er soll auf meinem Throne sitzen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quæ respondens, ait: Domine mi, tu jurasti per Dominum Deum tuum ancillæ tuæ: Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me, et ipse sedebit in solio meo.