OLD TESTAMENT

1 Kings 1:17

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She said to him, “My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

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When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).

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The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

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