1 Kings 3:25
World English Bible (WEB)
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
In context
23 Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”
24 The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
25 The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
26 Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill him!” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him.”
27 Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
1 Kings 3:25 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
- KJV King James Version
- And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.