Bible Strands
1 Kings 1:30
I 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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King David speaks to Bathsheba immediately after invoking Yahweh as witness (1 Kings 1:29), directly answering her petition before she bows in response (1 Kings 1:31).
The words — נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי (nishba'ti) translates "I swore," paired with כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka'asher) meaning "just as" or "exactly," anchoring the declaration to the covenant name יהוה (Yahweh), God of Israel.
The thread — The text traces back to 1 Kings 1:13 and 1 Kings 1:17, where Bathsheba previously cited David’s pledge that Solomon would succeed him.
Why it lands — The passage records a monarch’s explicit commitment to execute a sworn succession on the same day, requiring the reader to track how royal oaths bound political reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 1:13 Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Kings 1:17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’