Scripture · Old Testament
1 Kings 3:27
1 Kings 3:27 is verse 27 of 1 Kings chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
King James Version
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
World English Bible
Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
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1 Kings 3:25–28 · Berean Standard Bible
25 and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
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.
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