Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” New Living Translation Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!” English Standard Version And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” Berean Standard Bible and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” King James Bible And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. New King James Version And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.” New American Standard Bible And the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” NASB 1995 The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” NASB 1977 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” Legacy Standard Bible Then the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” Amplified Bible Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one [woman] and half to the other.” Christian Standard Bible And the king said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Solomon said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.” American Standard Version And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the King said: “Cut the living boy in two, and give half of him to one and a half to the other one.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king said, Divide the live child, the suckling, in two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other. Contemporary English Version "Cut the baby in half! That way each of you can have part of him." Douay-Rheims Bible Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. English Revised Version And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. GOD'S WORD® Translation he said, "Cut the living child in two. Give half to the one and half to the other." Good News Translation he said, "Cut the living child in two and give each woman half of it." International Standard Version "Divide the living child in two!" he ordered. "Give half to the one and half to the other." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.' Literal Standard Version and the king says, “Cut the living child into two, and give half to one, and half to the other.” Majority Standard Bible and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” New American Bible he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other.” NET Bible The king then said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!" New Revised Standard Version The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other.” New Heart English Bible The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other." Webster's Bible Translation And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. World English Bible The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.” Young's Literal Translation and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Judges Wisely…24The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword, 25and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” 26Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”… Cross References 1 Kings 3:24 The king continued, "Bring me a sword." So they brought him a sword, 1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. "Please, my lord," she said, "give her the living baby. Do not kill him!" But the other woman said, "He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!" Treasury of Scripture And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 1 Kings 3:28 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. Proverbs 25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Jump to Previous Child Cut Divide Half OrderJump to Next Child Cut Divide Half Order1 Kings 3 1. Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter2. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon 5. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, 10. preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor 16. Solomon's judgment makes him renowned Verse 25. - And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other [Heb. one]. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king declared, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Cut גִּזְר֛וּ (giz·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1504: To cut down, off, to destroy, divide, exclude, decide the living הַחַ֖י (ha·ḥay) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life child הַיֶּ֥לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring in two לִשְׁנָ֑יִם (liš·nā·yim) Preposition-l | Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) and give וּתְנ֤וּ (ū·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set half הַחֲצִי֙ (ha·ḥă·ṣî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle to one לְאַחַ֔ת (lə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first and half הַחֲצִ֖י (ha·ḥă·ṣî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle to the other.” לְאֶחָֽת׃ (lə·’e·ḥāṯ) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first Links 1 Kings 3:25 NIV1 Kings 3:25 NLT 1 Kings 3:25 ESV 1 Kings 3:25 NASB 1 Kings 3:25 KJV 1 Kings 3:25 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 3:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 3:25 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 3:25 French Bible 1 Kings 3:25 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 3:25 The king said Divide the living child (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |