Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:17
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
17. and he shall sit ] The pronoun in the original is emphatically expressed.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thou swarest by the Lord thy God; to whom thou art highly obliged, whose name thou justly fearest and honourest; and therefore thou wilt not pollute it by perjury, but make conscience of thy oath.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And she said unto him, my lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid,…. Which was a very solemn oath, and binding, and which she puts David in mind of, knowing that so conscientious a man as he was would religiously observe it:
[saying], assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and shall sit upon my throne; be his successor in it, and established on it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
Ver. 17. Shall reign after me. ] This was the substance of the promise confirmed by oath.
And he shall sit upon my throne.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
My lord. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, add “O king”.
the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
My lord: Gen 18:12, 1Pe 3:6
thou swarest: It is not recorded when or upon what occasion David sware to Bathsheba that Solomon should succeed him; but it is supposed, with some degree of probability, that it took place after Absalom’s rebellion; and as God himself had settled the succession, he might very properly give her this assurance. 1Ki 1:13, 1Ki 1:30
Reciprocal: 1Ki 1:14 – I also 1Ki 1:24 – reign 1Ki 1:35 – sit 1Ch 14:4 – Solomon