And the sovereign said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the sovereign.
1 Kings 3:25 - The Scriptures 2009 And the sovereign said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Common English Bible Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two! Give half to one woman and half to the other woman.” Catholic Public Domain Version he said, "Divide the living infant in two parts, and give a half part to the one and a half part to the other." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. |
And the sovereign said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the sovereign.
And the woman whose son was living spoke to the sovereign, for she was overcome with compassion for her son. And she said, “O my master, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.”
Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?