1 Kings 3:27
What does 1 Kings 3:27 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 3:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the king answereth and saith, `Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she <FI>is<Fi> its mother.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
Context
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.
v.27This passage
v.28And 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 justice.
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