I Kings 3:23
“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 3:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprach der König: Diese spricht: Dieser, der lebendige, ist mein Sohn, und dein Sohn ist der tote; und jene spricht: Nein! Sondern dein Sohn ist der tote, und mein Sohn ist der lebendige.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto: y la otra dice, No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O rei então disse: Esta disse: Meu filho é o que vive, e teu filho é o morto: e a outra disse: Não, mas o teu é o morto, e meu filho é o que vive.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então o rei disse: "Uma de vós diz: 'Este é o meu filho, o que está vivo, e, teu filho está morto', e a outra diz: 'Não, teu filho está morto, e o meu filho é o que está vivo'".
📖 I Kings 3:23 in Context
21And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
22And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
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