1 Kings 3:27 - Tree of Life Version Then the king responded by saying, “Give her the living child and certainly don’t kill him. She is the mother.” 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 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!”
When all Israel heard of the verdict that the king had given, they were in awe of the king. For they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.