1 Kings 1:17

Easy To Read Version

Bathsheba answered, “Sir, you used the name of the Lord your God and made a promise to me. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will be the next king after me. Solomon will sit on my throne.’

Cross References

Genesis 18:12

So Sarah {did not believe what she heard. She} laughed to herself and said, “I am old and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby.”

1 Kings 1:13

Go to King David and say to him, ‘My lord and king, you made a promise to me. You promised that my son Solomon would be the next king after you. So why is Adonijah becoming the new king?’

1 Kings 1:14

Then while you are still talking with him, I will come in. After you leave, I will tell the king what has happened. And that will show that what you said is true.”

1 Kings 1:16

Bathsheba bowed down before the king. The king asked, “What can I do for you?”

1 Kings 1:18

Now, you don’t know this, but Adonijah is making himself the king.

1 Kings 1:30

Today I will do what I promised you in the past. I made that promise by the power of the Lord God of Israel. I promised that your son Solomon would be the next king after me. And I promised that he would take my place on my throne. I will keep my promise!”

1 Peter 3:6

\{I am talking about women\} like Sarah. She obeyed Abraham, {\cf2\super [23]} her husband, and called him her master. And you women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid.