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1 Kings 3:22

22 But the other woman said, “No, the living child is mine, and the dead child is yours.” The first said, “No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine.” Thus they spoke before the king.

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1 Kings 3:22 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”

But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 Then the other woman interrupted, “It certainly was your son, and the living child is mine.”

“No,” the first woman said, “the living child is mine, and the dead one is yours.” And so they argued back and forth before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

1 Kings 3:22 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 “No!” the other woman cried. “The living baby is my son, and the dead baby is yours!”

But the first woman said, “No! The dead baby is yours, and the living one is mine!” So the two women argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

22 And the other woman said, No, for the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this one said, No, but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 The other woman said, “No! My son is alive—your son is dead.” 

The first woman kept on saying, “No! Your son is dead—my son is alive.” So they argued in front of the king. 

1 Kings 3:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 “No,” the other woman said. “My son is the living one; your son is the dead one.”

The first woman said, “No, your son is the dead one; my son is the living one.” So they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 But the other woman said, “No, the living son is mine, and the dead son is yours.” The first said, “No, the dead son is yours, and the living son is mine.” So they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22 Then the other woman said, “No, for my son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.” The other kept on saying, “No, for your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one,” and so they argued in front of the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 The other woman said, “No! The living baby is my son. The dead one belongs to you.”

But the first woman said, “No! The dead baby is yours. The living one belongs to me.” So they argued in front of the king.

1 Kings 3:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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