1 Kings 3:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁶ The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion  , for her son. ‘My lord, give her the living baby,’ she said, ‘but please don’t have him killed! ’ But the other one said, ‘He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ Then the mother of the living child said to the king, for she yearned over her son, O my lord, give her the living baby, and by no means slay him. But the other said, Let him not be mine or yours, but divide him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

Common English Bible

²⁶ Then the woman whose son was still alive said to the king, “Please, Your Majesty, give her the living child; please don’t kill him,” for she had great love for her son. But the other woman said, “If I can’t have him, neither will you. Cut the child in half.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ But the woman, whose son was alive, said to the king, for her heart was moved concerning her son, "I beg you, my lord, give the living infant to her, and do not kill him." To the contrary, the other said, "Let it be neither for me, nor for you, instead divide it."

1 Kings 3:26 Cross References

Genesis 43:30

Joseph hurried out because he was overcome with emotion for his brother, and he was about to weep. He went into an inner room and wept there.

1 Kings 3:25

And the king said, ‘Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.’

1 Kings 3:27

The king responded, ‘Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.’

Isaiah 49:15

‘Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.

Jeremiah 31:20

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart; my compassion is stirred!

Romans 1:31

senseless, untrustworthy, unloving,  , and unmerciful.

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness,  how deeply I miss all of you  with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:1

If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love,  if any fellowship with the Spirit,  if any affection and mercy,

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers,  without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,

1 John 3:17

If anyone has this world’s goods  and sees a fellow believer  in need  but withholds compassion  from him #– #how does God’s love reside in him?