1 Kings 3:27
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
In context
25 and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
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!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
1 Kings 3:27 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
- KJV King James Version
- Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
- WEB World English Bible
- Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she [is] its mother.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.