Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.” New Living Translation Then the king said, “Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!” English Standard Version Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother.” 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 Bible Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. New King James Version So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.” New American Standard Bible Then the king replied, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.” NASB 1995 Then the king said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.” NASB 1977 Then the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.” Legacy Standard Bible Then the king said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means put him to death. She is his mother.” Amplified Bible Then the king said, “Give the first woman [who is pleading for his life] the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.” Christian Standard Bible The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.” American Standard Version Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The King answered and said: “Give her the living boy, and you shall not kill him! She is his mother.” Brenton Septuagint Translation Then the king answered and said, Give the child to her that said, ?Give it to her, and by no means slay it:' she is its mother. Contemporary English Version Solomon said, "Don't kill the baby." Then he pointed to the first woman, "She is his real mother. Give the baby to her." Douay-Rheims Bible The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof. English Revised Version Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king replied, "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother." Good News Translation Then Solomon said, "Don't kill the child! Give it to the first woman--she is its real mother." International Standard Version The king announced his decision: "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother." JPS Tanakh 1917 Then the king answered and said: 'Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.' Literal Standard Version And the king answers and says, “Give the living child to her [who wants him], and do not put him to death at all; she [is] his mother.” Majority 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.” New American Bible The king then answered, “Give her the living baby! Do not kill it! She is the mother.” NET Bible The king responded, "Give the first woman the living child; don't kill him. She is the mother." New Revised Standard Version Then the king responded: “Give the first woman the living boy; do not kill him. She is his mother.” New Heart English Bible Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother." Webster's Bible Translation Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it. World English Bible Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.” Young's Literal Translation And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Judges Wisely…26Then 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!” 27Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.” 28When 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.… Cross References 1 Kings 3:26 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!" 1 Kings 3:28 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. Treasury of Scripture Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. Jump to Previous Baby Child Death First Kill Means Mother Ruling Slay Thereof Way WiseJump to Next Baby Child Death First Kill Means Mother Ruling Slay Thereof Way Wise1 Kings 3 1. Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter2. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon 5. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, 10. preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor 16. Solomon's judgment makes him renowned Verse 27. - Then the king answered and said [He simply echoes the exact words of the mother. This is clear from the fact that the word יָלוּד - natus, "the one born," here and in ver. 26 rendered "child," is a very unusual one], Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it [The LXX., which reads "Give the child to her who said, Give it to her," etc., obscures the evidently designed repetition] she is the mother thereof [Heb. she, his mother]. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king gave his ruling: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Give תְּנוּ־ (tə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the living הַחַ֔י (ha·ḥay) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life baby הַיָּל֣וּד (hay·yā·lūḏ) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to the first woman. לָהּ֙ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew By no means לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no should you kill him; תְמִיתֻ֑הוּ (ṯə·mî·ṯu·hū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill she הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is his mother.” אִמּֽוֹ׃ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) Links 1 Kings 3:27 NIV1 Kings 3:27 NLT 1 Kings 3:27 ESV 1 Kings 3:27 NASB 1 Kings 3:27 KJV 1 Kings 3:27 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 3:27 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 3:27 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 3:27 French Bible 1 Kings 3:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 3:27 Then the king answered Give her (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |