Kings I 1:26

26 And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.

Kings I 1:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:26

But me, [even] me thy servant
Meaning himself, Nathan the prophet, who was David's servant, his seer, and counsellor:

and Zadok the priest;
for whom David had a great respect:

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
who was captain of his bodyguards; here Nathan observes more than Bathsheba had, and supplies what she had omitted, and so filled up her words, as in ( 1 Kings 1:14 ) ;

and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called;
which showed his ill intention.

Kings I 1:26 In-Context

24 And she went up with him to Selom with a calf of three years old, and loaves, and an ephah of fine flour, and a bottle of wine: and she entered into the house of the Lord in Selom, and the child with them.

25 And they brought him before the Lord; and his father slew his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and slew the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.

26 And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.

27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

28 And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,