Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,
New American Standard Bible
The king vowed and said, “
King James Version
And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
International Standard Version
"As the LORD lives," the king said with an oath, "who has redeemed me from all sorts of troubles,
A Conservative Version
And the king swore, and said, As LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
American Standard Version
And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Amplified
Then the king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul from all distress,
Bible in Basic English
And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,
Darby Translation
And the king swore, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will swear, and say, Jehovah lives who redeemed my soul from all straits.
King James 2000
And the king swore, and said, As the LORD lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the king swore and said, "{As Yahweh lives}, who has saved my life from all trouble,
Modern King James verseion
And the king swore, and said, As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king sware, saying, "As sure as the LORD, that hath rid my soul out of all adversity, liveth:
NET Bible
The king swore an oath: "As certainly as the Lord lives (he who has rescued me from every danger),
New Heart English Bible
And the king vowed, saying, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
The Emphasized Bible
And the king sware, and said, - By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my life out of every strait,
Webster
And the king swore, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
World English Bible
The king swore, and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king sweareth and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity;
Themes
Bath-sheba (bathsheba) » Solomon's mother
intercession » Instances of » Bath-sheba » For solomon
King » Influential queens » Bath-sheba
Oath » David swears to bath-sheba that solomon will be king
Politics » Ministers in » Nathan, the prophet, influences the selection of david's successor
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 1:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Confirmed King
28
King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the One who has redeemed my life from every distress,
Genesis 48:16
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.
Judges 8:19
So he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother! As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
1 Samuel 14:39
As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.
1 Samuel 14:45
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,
1 Samuel 19:6
Saul listened to Jonathan’s advice and swore an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.”
1 Samuel 20:21
Then I will send the young man and say, ‘Go and find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you—get them,’ then come, because as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no problem.
2 Samuel 12:5
David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
1 Kings 2:24
And now, as the Lord lives, the One who established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as He promised
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah
1 Kings 18:10
As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear they had not found you.
2 Kings 4:30
The boy’s mother said to Elisha, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”
2 Kings 5:16
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives,
2 Kings 5:20
Gehazi,
Psalm 34:19-22
but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm 72:14
for their lives are
Psalm 136:24
and rescued us from our foes.
His love is eternal.
Psalm 138:7
You will preserve my life
from the anger of my enemies.
You will extend Your hand;
Your right hand will save me.