²⁸ Then King David answered and said, “Summon Bathsheba for me.” Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.^{[a] 29} Then the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives,^[b] who has saved my life from all trouble, ³⁰ surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ surely I shall do so this very day.”