David renews his oath

28Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came before the king and stood before the king.

29And the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress,”

30As I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place,’ so I will do this today.

31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and prostrated herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”