1 Kings 3 Parallel Bible

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1	And so the kingdom was confirmed in the hand of Solomon, and he was joined with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by affinity. For he took his daughter, and he led her into the city of David, until he completed building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.	Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem.	Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
2	But still the people immolated in the high places. For no temple had been built to the name of the Lord, even to that day.	The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD.	The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.
3	Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father, except that he immolated in the high places, and he burned incense.	Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places.	Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
4	And so, he went away to Gibeon, so that he might immolate there; for that was the greatest high place. Solomon offered upon that altar, at Gibeon, one thousand victims as holocausts.	And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.	The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
5	Then the Lord appeared to Solomon, through a dream in the night, saying, “Request whatever you wish, so that I may give it to you.”	At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”	At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
6	And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to your servant David, my father, because he walked in your sight in truth and justice, and with an upright heart before you. And you have kept your great mercy for him, and you have given him a son sitting upon his throne, just as it is this day.	And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.	Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7	And now, O Lord God, you have caused your servant to reign in place of David, my father. But I am a small child, and I am ignorant of my entrance and departure.	And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.	“Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
8	And your servant is in the midst of the people that you have chosen, an immense people, who are not able to be numbered or counted because of their multitude.	And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.	Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.
9	Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?”	Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”	So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10	And the word was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon had requested this kind of thing.	It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.	The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.
11	And the Lord said to Solomon: “Since you have requested this word, and you have not asked for many days or for wealth for yourself, nor for the lives of your enemies, but instead you have requested for yourself wisdom in order to discern judgment:	And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right,	So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
12	behold, I have done for you according to your words, and I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so much so that there has been no one like you before you, nor anyone who will rise up after you.	behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.	I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
13	But also the things for which you did not ask, I have given to you, namely wealth and glory, so that no one has been like you among the kings in the all days before.	I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days.	Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.
14	And if you will walk in my ways, and keep my precepts and my commandments, just as your father walked, I will lengthen your days.”	And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”	And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”
15	Then Solomon awakened, and he understood that it was a dream. And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered holocausts and made victims of peace offerings, and he held a great feast for all his servants.	And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.	Then Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
16	Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him.	Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.	Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
17	And one of them said: “I beg you, my lord, I and this woman were living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the room.	The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.	One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me.
18	Then, on the third day after I gave birth, she also gave birth. And we were together, with no other person with us in the house, only the two of us.	Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house.	The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
19	Then this woman’s son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him.	And this woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on him.	“During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.
20	And rising up in the silent depths of the night, she took my son from my side, while I, your handmaid, was sleeping, and she set him in her bosom. Then she placed her dead son in my bosom.	And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him at her breast, and laid her dead son at my breast.	So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast.
21	And when I had arisen in the morning, so that I might give milk to my son, he appeared to be dead. But gazing upon him more diligently in the light of day, I realized that he was not mine, whom I had born.”	When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I looked at him closely in the morning, behold, he was not the child that I had borne.”	The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22	And the other woman responded: “It is not such as you say. Instead, your son is dead, but mine is alive.” To the contrary, she said: “You are lying. For my son lives, and your son is dead.” And in this manner, they were contending before the king.	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.	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.
23	Then said the king: “This one says, ‘My son is alive, and your son is dead.’ And the other responds, ‘No, instead your son is dead, but mine lives.’ ”	Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’”	The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24	Therefore the king said, “Bring a sword to me.” And when they had brought a sword before the king,	And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought before the king.	Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king.
25	he said, “Divide the living infant in two parts, and give a half part to the one and a half part to the other.”	And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”	He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26	But the woman, whose son was alive, said to the king, for her heart was moved concerning her son, “I beg you, my lord, give the living infant to her, and do not kill him.” To the contrary, the other said, “Let it be neither for me, nor for you, instead divide it.”	Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.”	The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27	The king responded and said: “Give the living infant to this woman, and do not kill it. For she is his mother.”	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.”	Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28	Then all of Israel heard about the judgment that the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to accomplish judgment.	And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.	When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
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