I Kings 3:25
“And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 3:25 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König sprach: Teilet das lebendige Kind in zwei Teile, und gebet der einen die Hälfte und der anderen die Hälfte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
En seguida el rey dijo: Partid por medio el niño vivo, y dad la mitad á la una, y la otra mitad á la otra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Em seguida o rei disse: Parti por meio o menino vivo, e dai a metade à uma, e a outra metade à outra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Em seguida, o rei disse: "Dividi em duas a criança que vive. Dai metade a uma mulher e metade à outra".
📖 I Kings 3:25 in Context
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.
26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
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