1 Kings 1:29

And the king sware i.e. Solemnly renewed the oath which he had before (see 1 Kings 1:13) made unto Bath-sheba.

As the Lord liveth The expression is equivalent to -As surely as the Lord liveth," though in the Hebrew there is no word for as. God is frequently spoken of as -the living God" and the idea in this form of asseveration seems to be this, -the Lord is living, of that there is no doubt, and as certainly shall that come to pass which is prefaced by this solemn assertion."

that hath redeemed, &c. David employs exactly the same words (in Hebrew) in 2 Samuel 4:6, previous to the punishment of Baanah and Rechab for the murder of Ishbosheth. And it is not without reason that he thinks of the termination of his distresses in connexion with Solomon, for the birth of that son marked the time when he became at peace not only with men but with God.