1 Kings 1:29

29 Then the king swore and said, "{As Yahweh lives},^[a] who has saved my life from all trouble,

1 Kings 1:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:29

And the king sware
To his former oath, he added another for greater confirmation:

and said, [as] the Lord liveth;
which was the proper form of an oath, which ought to be taken by the living God; and as what would lay him under the greater obligation to observe it, he adds,

that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress;
saved his life when in the most imminent danger; delivered him out of the hand of Goliath, and from the Philistines and other enemies, in his wars with them; and from Saul and his persecuting rage and fury, and from the rebellion of his son Absalom, and the insurrection of Sheba.

1 Kings 1:29 In-Context

27 If it was from my lord the king that this thing has happened, [then all is well,] but if not, you must let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him."

28 Then King David answered and said, "Summon Bathsheba for me." Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.

29 Then the king swore and said, "{As Yahweh lives}, who has saved my life from all trouble,

30 surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, 'Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,' surely I shall do so this [very] day."

31 Then Bathsheba knelt with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king, and she said, "May my lord, King David, live forever."

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "The life of Yahweh"