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.
1 Kings 3:27 - King James Version - American Edition Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 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.
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.