The king swore, and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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The king swore, and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
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And the king swore and said: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 1:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 4:9 David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- Psalms 136:24 and has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Judges 8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
- 1 Samuel 14:39 For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
- 1 Samuel 14:45 The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn’t die.
- 1 Samuel 19:6 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, “As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.”
- 1 Samuel 20:21 Behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I tell the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;’ then come; for there is peace to you and no danger, as Yahweh lives.
- 2 Samuel 12:5 David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
- 1 Kings 2:24 Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on my father David’s throne, and who has made me a house as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.”
- 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
- 1 Kings 18:10 As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn’t find you.
- 2 Kings 4:30 The child’s mother said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he arose, and followed her.
- 2 Kings 5:16 But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
- 2 Kings 5:20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
- Psalms 34:19-22 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken. Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- Psalms 72:14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
- Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 1:29 And the king sware, and said, [As]…
1Ki 1:29 And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Ver. 29. Who hath delivered my soul.] Deliverance commandeth obedience. {Ezr 9:13-14}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the king sware,.... To his former oath, he…
And the king sware,.... To his former oath, he added another for greater confirmation:
and said, as the Lord liveth; which was the proper form of an oath, which ought to be taken by the living God; and as what would lay him under the greater obligation to observe it, he adds,
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that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress; saved his life when in the most imminent danger; delivered him out of the hand of Goliath, and from the Philistines and other enemies, in his wars with them; and from Saul and his persecuting rage and fury, and from the rebellion of his son Absalom, and the insurrection of Sheba.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Out of all distress - The words contain a…
Out of all distress - The words contain a grateful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him, in bringing him safe through the many difficulties, which had lain in his way, and which he now mentions to the glory of God, (as Jacob when he lay a dying) thus setting to his seal, from his own experience that the Lord redeemeth the souls of his servants.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain “As the Lord liveth” was the most common form…
“As the Lord liveth” was the most common form of oath among the Israelites (e. g. Jdg 8:19; 1Sa 14:39; 1Sa 19:6). It was unique to David to attach a further clause to this oath - a clause of thankfulness for some special mercy 1Sa 25:34, or for God’s constant protection of him (here and in 2Sa 4:9).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 29. Hath redeemed my soul out of all distress…
29. Hath redeemed my soul out of all distress — Many had been David’s deliverances from danger; but here, as he reaffirms this oath before that woman with whom, and for whose sake, he had perpetrated the darkest sins of his life, we should understand a special allusion to the bitter soul-agonies which resulted from those crimes: for it was at the time of his redemption and deliverance from those agonies that Jehovah had foretold to him the birth and destiny of Solomon. 2 Samuel 12.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 29. And the king sware] i.e. Solemnly renewed the…
29. And the king sware] i.e. Solemnly renewed the oath which he had before (see 1Ki_1:13) made unto Bath-sheba.
As the Lord liveth] The expression is equivalent to ‘As surely as the Lord liveth,’ though in the Hebrew there is no word for as. God is frequently spoken of as ‘the living God’ and the idea in this form of asseveration seems to be this, ‘the Lord is living, of that there is no doubt, and as certainly shall that come to pass which is prefaced by this solemn assertion.’
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that hath redeemed, &c.] David employs exactly the same words (in Hebrew) in 2Sa_4:6, previous to the punishment of Baanah and Rechab for the murder of Ishbosheth. And it is not without reason that he thinks of the termination of his distresses in connexion with Solomon, for the birth of that son marked the time when he became at peace not only with men but with God.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (29) As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my…
(29) As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul.—A characteristic adjuration of David, found also in 2Sa_4:9; but now peculiarly appropriate in the old man, who was so near the haven of rest, after all the storms of life. “O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer,” is the climax of his address to God, as the Creator of all things and the ruler of all men, in Psa_19:14.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the king sware see on ver., 51 and…
And the king sware see on ver., 51 and said, As the Lord liveth or "by the life of Jehovah." Cf. "by the life of Pharaoh". (Gen_42:15) This was the common form of oath. See, e.g., Jud_1:8:19; Rth_3:13; 1Sa_14:39 1Sa_19:6 1Sa_20:24 1Sa_29:6; and especially Jer_4:2 Jer_5:2; Hos_4:15. It is characteristic of David to introduce into the formula some such clause as the following that hath redeemed my soul i.e., life out of all distress. Same expression as in 2Sa_4:9. Similar expressions are found in Psa_25:22, and 34:22. The repeated deliverance out of straits and danger of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul was one of the most remarkable features of David"s life, and it is nowonder that he repeatedly commemorates it, converting every adjuration into an act of thanksgiving. Similarly, Jacob (Gen_48:16)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Exo 14:30; Isa 59:20. (See Scofield "Exo 14:30"). See…
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Exo 14:30; Isa 59:20. (See Scofield "Exo 14:30"). See Scofield "Isa 59:20".
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