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1 Kings 3:24–25

24 And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought 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.”

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1 Kings 3:24–25 — The New International Version (NIV)

24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 3:24–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 All right, bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought to the king.

25 Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 The king sent his servants to get a sword. When they brought it to him, 25 he said, “Cut the living baby into two pieces, and give each woman half.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 And the king said, Fetch 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.

1 Kings 3:24–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

1 Kings 3:24–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 So the king told his servants to bring him a sword. When they brought it, 25 he said, “Cut the living child in two. Give half to the one and half to the other.” 

1 Kings 3:24–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword to the king. 25 Solomon said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought the sword before the king. 25 Then the king said, “Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 He continued, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought to him. 25 Then he gave an order. He said, “Cut the living child in two. Give half to one woman and half to the other.”

1 Kings 3:24–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.

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


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