1 Kings 1:30 BSB — MannaFest

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.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

verily as I sware unto thee by Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; verily so will I do this day.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ishodad of Merv

BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 1:30 (850)

In the first place, he appoints Solomon as king, even though he had many sons, in order to confound the fools, who believed that nature is more valuable than a virtuous spirit before God. In the second place, he did this because he feared that …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֡י	ki	for	H3588 →
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי	nish.Ba'.ti	I swore	H7650 →
לָ֜ךְ	lakh	to you
בַּיהוָ֨ה	ba.Yah.weh	by Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֤י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
בְנֵךְ֙	ve.neKh	son your	H1121 →
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ	yim.Lokh	he will reign	H4427 →
אַחֲרַ֔י	'a.cha.Rai	after me	H310 →
וְה֛וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
יֵשֵׁ֥ב	ye.Shev	he will sit	H3427 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כִּסְאִ֖י	kis.'I	throne my	H3678 →
תַּחְתָּ֑י	tach.Tai	in place of me	H8478 →
כִּ֛י	ki	for	H3588 →
כֵּ֥ן	ken	so	H3651 →
אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה	'e.'e.Seh	I will do	H6213 →
הַיּ֥וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַזֶּֽה׃	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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”?…
leads to
- 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.’
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- 1 Kings 2:12
  So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
- Psalms 132:11–12
  The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
- 1 Chronicles 22:6–13
  Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
Through
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.’
leads to
- 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”?…
- 1 Peter 3:6
  just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
- Genesis 18:12
  So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”