1 Kings 3:25

1 Kings chapter 3 · verse 25 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

ASV

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.

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.