Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’” New Living Translation Then the king said, “Let’s get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead one belongs to the other. English Standard Version Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’” Berean Standard Bible Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’” King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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.’ ” New American Standard Bible Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’; and the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” NASB 1995 Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’ and the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” NASB 1977 Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’; and the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” Legacy Standard Bible Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’; and the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” Amplified Bible Then the king said, “This woman says, ‘This is my son, the one who is alive, and your son is the dead one’; and the other woman says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the one who is alive.’” Christian Standard Bible The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version until finally he said, "Both of you say this live baby is yours. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king said, "This one keeps saying, 'My son is alive-your son is dead,' and that one keeps saying, 'No! Your son is dead-my son is alive.'" Good News Translation Then King Solomon said, "Each of you claims that the living child is hers and that the dead child belongs to the other one." International Standard Version The king said, "One of them claims, 'This living son is mine, and your son is the dead one' and the other claims 'No. Your son is the dead one and my son is the living one.' Majority Standard Bible Then the king replied, ?This woman says, ?My son is alive and yours is dead,? but that woman says, ?No, your son is dead and mine is alive.?? NET Bible The king said, "One says, 'My son is alive; your son is dead,' while the other says, 'No, your son is dead; my son is alive.'" New Heart English Bible Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead;' and the other says, 'No; but your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'" Webster's Bible Translation Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. World English Bible Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the king says, “This [one] says, This [is] my son, the living, and your son [is] the dead; and that [one] says, No, but your son [is] the dead, and my son the living.” Young's Literal Translation And the king saith, 'This one saith, This is my son, the living, and thy son is the dead; and that one saith, Nay, but thy son is the dead, and my son the living.' Smith's Literal Translation And the king will say, This says, My son the living, and thy son the dead; and this says, Nay; for thy son the dead, and my son the living. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay, but thy child is dead, and mine liveth. Catholic Public Domain Version Then said the king: “This one says, ‘My son is alive, and your son is dead.’ And the other responds, ‘No, instead your son is dead, but mine lives.’ ” New American Bible Then the king said: “One woman claims, ‘This, the living one, is my son, the dead one is yours.’ The other answers, ‘No! The dead one is your son, the living one is mine.’ ” New Revised Standard Version Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; while the other says, ‘Not so! Your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the other woman said, It is not so, the living is my son and the dead is your son. Thus they argued before the king. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation and the king said to them, Thou sayest, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Judges Wisely…22“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king. 23Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘ My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’” 24The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,… Cross References 1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. 1 Kings 4:29-34 And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. / Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. / He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. ... Proverbs 3:13-18 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ... Proverbs 8:14-16 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength. / By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws; / By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly. Proverbs 16:10 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice. Proverbs 20:8 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. Isaiah 11:2-4 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, / but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Isaiah 28:29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom. Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. Matthew 12:42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. John 7:46 “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered. Acts 6:10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. Treasury of Scripture Then said the king, The one said, This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead: and the other said, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living. Jump to Previous Alive Child Dead NoJump to Next Alive Child Dead No1 Kings 3 1. Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter2. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon 5. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, 10. preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor 16. Solomon's judgment makes him renowned The king replied This phrase introduces us to King Solomon, who is renowned for his wisdom, a gift from God. The Hebrew root for "replied" is "עָנָה" (anah), which can also mean to answer or respond. This indicates Solomon's active engagement and discernment in the matter at hand. His role as a judge is pivotal, reflecting the king's duty to uphold justice and righteousness, a theme deeply rooted in the biblical narrative. This woman says ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ but that woman says ‘No, your son is dead and my son is alive.’ Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “This זֹ֣את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, woman says, אֹמֶ֔רֶת (’ō·me·reṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘My son בְּנִ֥י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son is alive הַחַ֖י (ha·ḥay) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and yours וּבְנֵ֣ךְ (ū·ḇə·nêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son is dead,’ הַמֵּ֑ת (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill but that וְזֹ֤את (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, woman says, אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ (’ō·me·reṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘No, לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no your son בְּנֵ֥ךְ (bə·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son is dead הַמֵּ֖ת (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and mine וּבְנִ֥י (ū·ḇə·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son is alive.’” הֶחָֽי׃ (he·ḥāy) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links 1 Kings 3:23 NIV1 Kings 3:23 NLT 1 Kings 3:23 ESV 1 Kings 3:23 NASB 1 Kings 3:23 KJV 1 Kings 3:23 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 3:23 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 3:23 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 3:23 French Bible 1 Kings 3:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 3:23 Then said the king The one says (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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