1 Kings 1:27-29

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁷Is this word come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not told me thy servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

²⁸And king David answered and said: Call to me Bethsabee. And when she was come in to the king, and stood before him,

²⁹The king swore and said: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,

1 Kings 1:27-29

New International Version

²⁷Is this something my lord the king has done without letting his servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

²⁸Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

²⁹The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,^(B)

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)