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1 Kings 1:17

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And she said unto him, my lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid,.... Which was a very solemn oath, and binding, and which she puts David in mind of, knowing that so conscientious…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 1:11-31

We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and he shall sit The pronoun in the original is emphatically expressed.

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