1 Kings 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”

1 Kings 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’””

1 Kings 3:23 — World English Bible

1 Kings 3:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”

1 Kings 3:23 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king saith, `This <FI>one<Fi> saith, This <FI>is<Fi> my son, the living, and thy son <FI>is<Fi> the dead; and that <FI>one<Fi> saith, Nay, but thy son <FI>is<Fi> the dead, and my son the living.'”

1 Kings 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”

1 Kings 3:23 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then sayde the King, She sayth, This that liueth is my sonne, and the dead is thy sonne: and the other sayth, Nay, but the dead is thy sonne, and the liuing is my sonne.”

1 Kings 3:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 3:23 in Context — 1 Kings 3

21 E quando eu me levantei pela manhã para dar o peito a meu filho, eis que que estava morto: mas observei-lhe pela manhã, e vi que não era meu filho, que eu havia dado à luz.

22 Então a outra mulher disse: Não; meu filho é o que vive, e teu filho é o morto. E a outra voltou a dizer: Não; teu filho é o morto, e meu filho é o que vive. Assim falavam diante do rei.

23 O rei então disse: Esta disse: Meu filho é o que vive, e teu filho é o morto: e a outra disse: Não, mas o teu é o morto, e meu filho é o que vive.

24 E disse o rei: Trazei-me uma espada. E trouxeram ao rei uma espada.

25 Em seguida o rei disse: Parti por meio o menino vivo, e dai a metade à uma, e a outra metade à outra.

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