The king continued, ‘Bring me a sword.’ So they brought the sword to the king.
1 Kings 3:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And the king said, ‘Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The king continued, ‘Bring me a sword.’ So they brought the sword to the king.
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! ’
Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent humiliates you?