1 Kings 3:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.”

1 Kings 3:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 3:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 3:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.”

1 Kings 3:19 — World English Bible

1 Kings 3:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it. ”

1 Kings 3:19 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 3:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it,”

1 Kings 3:19 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 3:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it.”

1 Kings 3:19 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 3:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And this womans sonne died in the night: for she ouerlay him.”

1 Kings 3:19 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 3:19 in Context — 1 Kings 3

17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

19 And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 And 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.

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What Does 1 Kings 3:19 Mean?

1 Kings 3:19 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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