29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,(A) 30 just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place,(B) that is exactly what I will do this very day.”(C)

31 Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king,(D) and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”(E)

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