1 Kings 1:29
in 1 Kings 1And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
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ASV
And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
KJV
And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
“As the Lord liveth” was the most common form of oath among the Israelites (e. g. Jdg 8:19; 1Sa 14:39; 1Sa 19:6). It was unique to David to attach a further clause to this oath - a clause of thankfulness for some special mercy 1Sa 25:34, or for God’s constant protection of him (here and in 2Sa 4:9).
This site's exposition
into the king’s presence
on 1 Kings 1:28-29
David calls for Bathsheba and swears on the LORD's own name: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress”. The oath recalls a lifetime of deliverances, from Saul's spear to Absalom's revolt, and stakes them all on this one decision.
This site's exposition
As surely as the LORD lives
As surely as the LORD lives was Israel's most common oath, found at Judges 8:19 and 1 Samuel 14:39. Albert Barnes notes that David alone attached a clause of thanks to it, as here and at 2 Samuel 4:9. John Wesley hears the dying Jacob in the words.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Out of all distress - The words contain a grateful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him, in bringing him safe through the many difficulties, which had lain in his way, and which he now mentions to the glory of God, (as Jacob when he lay a dying) thus setting to his seal, from his own experience that the Lord redeemeth the souls of his servants.
And the king sware,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba--He renews to her the solemn pledge he had given, in terms of solemnity and impressiveness which show that the aged monarch had roused himself to the duty the emergency called for. SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע | vaiyishava' | and he swore an oath | H7650 → | 186 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | vaiyomar | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָ֕ה | yahweh | of Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּדָ֥ה | padah | he has ransomed | H6299 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַפְשִׁ֖י | nafshi | life my | H5315 → | 754 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צָרָֽה׃ | tzarah | trouble | H6869 → |
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עand he swore an oath
vaiyishava'H7650 →186 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיֹּאמַ֑רand he said
vaiyomarH559 →5305 times
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
יְהוָ֕הof Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
פָּדָ֥הhe has ransomed
padahH6299 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַפְשִׁ֖יlife my
nafshiH5315 →754 times
מִכָּל־from every
mikolH3605 →5413 times
צָרָֽה׃trouble
tzarahH6869 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 23:3–4
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- Psalms 71:20–21
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Psalms 85:6
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
- Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all…
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in…
it leads to
- Luke 4:25–26
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all…
- James 5:17
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
- Luke 4:25–26
Through
2 Samuel 4:9But 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,
it leads to
- Psalms 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 107:2
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.