Then the king said: “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
1 Kings 3:25 - Tree of Life Version Then the king said: “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the 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. |
Then the king said: “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
Then the woman whose son was the living one spoke up to the king—for her heart grew tender for her son—and said, “My lord, please! Give her the living child! Only don’t kill him!” But the other said, “It will be neither mine nor yours! Cut it in two!”
do not bring hastily to court, or what will you do afterward, when your neighbor puts you to shame?