1 Kings 3:24 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 3:24

22 Then the other woman said, “No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son.” And the first woman said, “No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son.” Thus they spoke before the king.

23 And the king said, “The 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 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.

25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.”

26 Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for ^ashe yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.”

27 So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 3:24

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American Standard Version
And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

Amplified® Bible
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword to the king.

Contemporary English Version
Someone bring me a sword." A sword was brought, and Solomon ordered,

Darby English Version
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

Good News Bible
He sent for a sword, and when it was brought,

King James Version
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

New American Standard Bible
The king said, "Get me a sword. So they brought a sword before the king."

New International Version
Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword for the king.

New King James Version
Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

Revised Standard Version
And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith, `Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,

New English Translation
The king ordered, “Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.

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