American King James Version
"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. "
— 1 Kings 3:25, American King James Version
“And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
“And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. ”
“The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."”
“The king then said,“Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!””
“Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
“And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.”
“And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.
Then said the king, The one says, This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead: and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her bowels yearned on her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither my nor yours, but divide it.
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.