1 Kings 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’”
1 Kings 1:17 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Kings 1:17 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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;”
1 Kings 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she said to him, My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thyGod to thy handmaid, [saying,] Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne. ”
1 Kings 1:17 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And shee answered him, My lorde, thou swarest by the Lord thy God vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne.”
1 Kings 1:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:17 in Context — 1 Kings 1
15 And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
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.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
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What Does 1 Kings 1:17 Mean?
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