1 Kings 1:17

New American Bible - revised edition

She answered him: “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord, your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me; it is he who shall sit upon my throne.’

Cross References

Genesis 18:12

So Sarah laughed to herself and said, “Now that I am worn out and my husband is old, am I still to have sexual pleasure?”

1 Kings 1:13

Go, visit King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord king, swear to your handmaid: Your son Solomon shall be king after me; it is he who shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:14

And while you are still there speaking to the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

1 Kings 1:16

Bathsheba bowed in homage to the king. The king said to her, “What do you wish?”

1 Kings 1:18

But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord king, do not know it.

1 Kings 1:30

this very day I will fulfill the oath I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Your son Solomon shall be king after me and shall sit upon my throne in my place.’”

1 Peter 3:6

thus Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him “lord.” You are her children when you do what is good and fear no intimidation.