²⁸ Then King David answered and said: “Summon Bath-sheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. ²⁹ Then the king swore an oath: “As Adonai lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress, ³⁰ as surely as I swore to you by Adonai, the God of Israel, saying that your son Solomon will be king after me and will sit on my throne in my place. Thus I will surely fulfill it this day!”