Holy Scripture
1 Kings 1:30
A church father on this verse
“In the first place, he appoints Solomon as king, even though he had many sons, in order to confound the fools, who believed that nature is more valuable than a virtuous spirit before God. In the second place, he did this because he feared that he, a just man, might be mocked after his death, and Solomon and his mother…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
30as I swore to thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day.
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In context
28And King David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba: and she came in before the king, and stood before him.
29And the king swore, and said, As the Lord lives who redeemed my soul out of all affliction,
— 1 Kings 1:30 —
31And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.
32And King David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada: and they came in before the king.