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.
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Gill's Exposition
Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel,.... And so owns and confirms the truth of what Nathan had suggested to Bathsheba, and she had asserted, Kg1 1:13;
saying, assuredly Solomon thy…
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
the Lord God of Israel R.V. -the Lord, the God of Israel," as demanded by the Hebrew construction, here and elsewhere.