And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
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Gill's Exposition
And the king sware,.... To his former oath, he added another for greater confirmation:
and said, as the Lord liveth; which was the proper form of an oath, which ought to be taken by the living God;…
Barnes' Notes
“As the Lord liveth” was the most common form of oath among the Israelites (e. g. Jdg 8:19; 1Sa 14:39; 1Sa 19:6). It was unique to David to attach a further clause to this oath - a clause of…
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…
Cambridge Bible
And the king sware i.e. Solemnly renewed the oath which he had before (see 1Ki 1:13) made unto Bath-sheba.
As the Lord liveth The expression is equivalent to -As surely as the Lord liveth," though in…
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