en_tn_condensed/1ki/01/17.md

# you swore to

The form of "you" here is emphatic. Alternate translation: "you yourself swore to"

# your servant

Bathsheba speaks as if she were another person to show David that she respects him. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 1:13](../01/13.md). Alternate translation: "me, your servant"

# Yahweh

This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.

# he will sit on my throne

Sitting on the throne is a metonym for being king. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 1:13](../01/13.md). Alternate translation: "he will be king just as I was" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])