Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king then took an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble, New Living Translation And the king repeated his vow: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has rescued me from every danger, English Standard Version And the king swore, saying, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity, Berean Standard Bible And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, King James Bible And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, New King James Version And the king took an oath and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress, New American Standard Bible Then the king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, NASB 1995 The king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, NASB 1977 And the king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, Legacy Standard Bible And the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, Amplified Bible Then the king swore an oath and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul from all distress, Christian Standard Bible The king swore an oath and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty, Holman Christian Standard Bible The king swore an oath and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty, American Standard Version And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the King swore to her and said: “LORD JEHOVAH is living who has saved my soul from every sorrow! Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king swore, and said, As the Lord lives who redeemed my soul out of all affliction, Douay-Rheims Bible The king swore and said: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress, English Revised Version And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, GOD'S WORD® Translation and he swore an oath. He said, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD who has saved my life from all trouble lives, Good News Translation Then he said to her, "I promise you by the living LORD, who has rescued me from all my troubles, International Standard Version "As the LORD lives," the king said with an oath, "who has redeemed me from all sorts of troubles, JPS Tanakh 1917 And the king swore and said: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, Literal Standard Version And the king swears and says, “YHWH lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity; Majority Standard Bible And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, New American Bible the king swore, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, NET Bible The king swore an oath: "As certainly as the LORD lives (he who has rescued me from every danger), New Revised Standard Version The king swore, saying, “As the LORD lives, who has saved my life from every adversity, New Heart English Bible And the king vowed, saying, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity, Webster's Bible Translation And the king swore, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, World English Bible The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity, Young's Literal Translation And the king sweareth and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Renews His Oath to Bathsheba28Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. 29And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, 30I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”… Cross References 2 Samuel 4:9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, 1 Kings 1:28 Then King David said, "Call in Bathsheba for me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before him. Psalm 34:22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned. Treasury of Scripture And the king swore, and said, As the LORD lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress, As the 1 Kings 2:24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 18:10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. hath Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 2 Samuel 4:9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, Psalm 34:19-22 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all… Jump to Previous Adversity Delivered Distress Life Oath Redeemed Saviour Soul Surely Sware Sweareth Swore Trouble VowedJump to Next Adversity Delivered Distress Life Oath Redeemed Saviour Soul Surely Sware Sweareth Swore Trouble Vowed1 Kings 1 1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom 11. By the council of Nathan 15. Bathsheba moves the king 22. And Nathan seconds her 28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba 32. Solomon, by David's appointment, 38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph 41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly 50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon (29) As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul.--A characteristic adjuration of David, found also in 2Samuel 4:9; but now peculiarly appropriate in the old man, who was so near the haven of rest, after all the storms of life. "O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer," is the climax of his address to God, as the Creator of all things and the ruler of all men, in Psalm 19:14.Verse 29. - And the king sware [see on ver., 51] and said, As the Lord liveth [or "by the life of Jehovah." Cf. "by the life of Pharaoh" (Genesis 42:15). This was the common form of oath. See, e.g., 1 Kings 2:24; Judges 8:19; Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 19:6; 1 Samuel 20:24; 1 Samuel 29:6; and especially Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 5:2; Hosea 4:15. It is characteristic of David to introduce into the formula some such clause as the following], that hath redeemed my soul [i.e., life] out of all distress. Same expression as in 2 Samuel 4:9. Similar expressions are found in Psalm 25:22, and Psalm 34:22. The repeated deliverance out of straits and danger - "out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul" - was one of the most remarkable features of David's life, and it is no wonder that he repeatedly commemorates it, converting every adjuration into an act of thanksgiving. Similarly, Jacob (Genesis 48:16.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king swore an oath, וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear saying, וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “As surely as the LORD יְהוָ֕ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel lives, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has redeemed פָּדָ֥ה (pā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve my life נַפְשִׁ֖י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every distress, צָרָֽה׃ (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival Links 1 Kings 1:29 NIV1 Kings 1:29 NLT 1 Kings 1:29 ESV 1 Kings 1:29 NASB 1 Kings 1:29 KJV 1 Kings 1:29 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 1:29 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 1:29 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 1:29 French Bible 1 Kings 1:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 1:29 The king swore and said As Yahweh (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |