1 Kings 3:23

1 Kings chapter 3 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Context

v.22And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

v.23This passage

v.24And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.