1 Kings 3:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 3:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 3:25 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 3:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Kings 3:25 — World English Bible

1 Kings 3:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 3:25 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 3:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'”

1 Kings 3:25 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 3:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 3:25 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 3:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King sayde, Deuide ye the liuing child in twaine, and giue the one halfe to the one, and the other halfe to the other.”

1 Kings 3:25 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 3:25 in Context — 1 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.

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

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

26 Then 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.

27 Then 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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What Does 1 Kings 3:25 Mean?

1 Kings 3:25 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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