1 Kings 1:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,

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  • 2 Sam 4:9 : 9 And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,
  • 2 Sam 12:5 : 5 And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
  • 1 Kgs 2:24 : 24 Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.
  • 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
  • 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
  • 2 Kgs 4:30 : 30 But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.
  • 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.
  • 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.
  • Ps 34:19-22 : 19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken. 21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction. 22 The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.
  • Ps 72:14 : 14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
  • Ps 136:24 : 24 And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 138:7 : 7 Even when trouble is round me, you will give me life; your hand will be stretched out against the wrath of my haters, and your right hand will be my salvation.
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
  • Judg 8:19 : 19 And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.
  • 1 Sam 14:39 : 39 For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.
  • 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.
  • 1 Sam 19:6 : 6 And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
  • 1 Sam 20:21 : 21 And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

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  • 1 Kgs 1:16-17
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    16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

    17 And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 4:9
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  • 1 Kgs 2:23-24
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    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

    24 Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
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    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

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    23 So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

  • Ps 132:2
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    2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

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    35 I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

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    11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

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    42 Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

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    4 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 1 Sam 24:21
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    21 And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.

  • 1 Kgs 1:47-48
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    47 And the king's servants came to our lord King David, blessing him and saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and the seat of his authority greater than your seat; and the king was bent low in worship on his bed.

    48 Then the king said, May the God of Israel be praised, who has given one of my seed to be king in my place this day and has let my eyes see it.

  • 1 Kgs 1:36-37
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    20 And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

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    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

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    12 So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

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    15 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 1 Sam 26:23-24
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    23 And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.

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    10 It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.

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    3 And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

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    24 And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

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    8 For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

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    20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

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    10 And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

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    6 And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

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    45 But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

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    15 For you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

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    18 And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.