Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay it.” But the other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”
1 Kings 3:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means slay it; she is its mother.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king said, Give her [who pleads for his life] the living baby, and by no means slay him. She is the child's mother. American Standard Version (1901) Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. Common English Bible Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living newborn. Don’t kill him. She is his mother.” Catholic Public Domain Version The king responded and said: "Give the living infant to this woman, and do not kill it. For she is his mother." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof. |
Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay it.” But the other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him, to render justice.