1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:24-28

24And the kingH4428 saidH559, “GetH3947 me a swordH2719.” So they broughtH935 a swordH2719 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.

25And the kingH4428 saidH559, “CutH1504 the livingH2416 childH3206 in twoH8147, and giveH5414 halfH2677 to the oneH259 and halfH2677 to the otherH259.”

26But the womanH802 whoseH834 childH1121 was the livingH2416 oneH2416 spokeH559 to the kingH4428, for 12she was deeplyH7356 stirredH3648 overH5921 her sonH1121, and she saidH559, “PardonH994 me, my lordH113! GiveH5414 her the livingH2416 childH3205, and byH4191 noH408 meansH4191 killH4191 him!” But the otherH2088 woman was sayingH559, “He shall be neitherH1571H3808 mine norH3808 yours; cutH1504 him!”

27Then the kingH4428 repliedH6030H559, “GiveH5414 3the first woman the livingH2416 childH3205, and byH4191 noH3808 meansH4191 killH4191 him. She is his motherH517.”

28When allH3605 IsraelH3478 heardH8085 about the judgmentH4941 whichH834 the kingH4428 had 4handedH8199 downH8199, they fearedH3372 the kingH4428, becauseH3588 5they sawH7200 that the wisdomH2451 of GodH430 was in him to 6administerH6213 justiceH4941.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 3:26 Lit her compassion grew hot ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 3:26 Gen 43:30; Is 49:15; Jer 31:20; Hos 11:8 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 3:27 Lit her the living ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 3:28 Lit judged ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 3:28 1 Kin 3:9, 11, 12; Dan 1:17; Col 2:2, 3 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 3:28 Lit do ↩

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