1 Kings 3:25
“And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other.”
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1 Kings 3:25 Context
23Then said the King, The one saith, This is my sonne, that liueth, and thy sonne is the dead: and the other saith Nay: but thy sonne is the dead, and my sonne is the liuing. 24And the King said, Bring mee a sword. And they brought a sword before the king: 25And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other. 26Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king, (for her bowels yerned vpon her sonne) and she said, O my lord, giue her the liuing childe, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but diuide it. 27Then the King answered and said, Giue her the liuing child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 3:25
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- King James Version
The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.
- Basic English Bible
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- Darby Bible
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- Webster's Bible
The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."
- World English Bible
and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 3:25
3:25 Said - Though with a design far above the reach of the two women,or of the people present, who probably with horror expected the executionof it.