So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I’ve grown decrepit, can I have desire—and my lord so old?”
1 Kings 1:17 - Tree of Life Version She said to him: “My lord, you swore by Adonai your God to your handmaid: ‘Surely, Solomon your son will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said to him, My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me and sit upon my throne. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by Jehovah thy God unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. Common English Bible She said to him, “Your Majesty, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, ‘Your son Solomon will certainly rule after me. He will sit on my throne.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, she said: "My lord, you swore to your handmaid, by the Lord your God: 'your son Solomon will reign after me, and he himself shall sit upon my throne.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She answered and said: My lord, thou didst swear to thy handmaid by the Lord thy God, saying: Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne. |
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I’ve grown decrepit, can I have desire—and my lord so old?”
Go at once to King David, and say to him: ‘My lord the king, haven’t you sworn to your handmaid, saying: “Surely your son Solomon will become king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Then why does Adonijah reign?’
Behold, while you are still there talking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
Bath-sheba bowed and prostrated herself to the king. The king asked, “What troubles you?”
Yet now, behold, Adonijah reigns, though you do not know it—my lord the king.
as surely as I swore to you by Adonai, the God of Israel, saying that your son Solomon will be king after me and will sit on my throne in my place. Thus I will surely fulfill it this day!”
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her daughters by doing what is good and not fearing intimidation.