American King James Version
"And the king swore, and said, As the LORD lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress, "
— 1 Kings 1:29, American King James Version
“And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,”
“And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, ”
“The king swore, and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,”
“The king swore an oath:“As certainly as the LORD lives(he who has rescued me from every danger),”
“The king swore, and said: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,”
“And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,”
“And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,”
But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, has he not called.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not showed it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? ¶
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
And the king swore, and said, As the LORD lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. ¶
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.