1 Kings 3:23 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²³ 8 And all Israel heard the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ The king said, One says, This is my son that is alive and yours is the dead one. The other woman says, No! But your son is the dead one and mine is the living one.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Common English Bible

²³ The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead.’ The other one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and my son is alive.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Then said the king: "This one says, 'My son is alive, and your son is dead.' And the other responds, 'No, instead your son is dead, but mine lives.' "

1 Kings 3:23 Cross References

1 Kings 3:22

7 The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof.

1 Kings 3:24

And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:

Proverbs 15:28

All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.