1 Kings 3:25
What does 1 Kings 3:25 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 3:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Context
v.24And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
v.25This passage
v.26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 25:8
Go not forth hastily to strive, Lestthou know notwhat to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
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