1 Kings 1:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →David swears a solemn oath, invoking the living LORD who has delivered him from every trouble.
What Does 1 Kings 1:29 Mean?
David answers Bathsheba with a binding oath. He swears by the living LORD, the God who has redeemed his soul out of all distress. Across a long and turbulent life, David had known the Lord as his rescuer again and again, and now he calls upon that faithful God as witness to the promise he is about to confirm.
David grounds his vow not in his own power but in the character of the God who has saved him. To say the LORD liveth is to rest on the One who is ever present and ever faithful. The believer's confidence rests there too, on the living Redeemer who delivers His own from every distress and keeps His covenant to a thousand generations.
1 Kings 1:29 in the Original Language
ga'al (גָּאַל), 'redeemed' -- to buy back, deliver, or act as a kinsman-rescuer.
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What does 1 Kings 1:29 mean?
David swears a solemn oath, invoking the living LORD who has delivered him from every trouble.