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I Kings 3:Verse 25

KJV
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And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Proverbs 25:8Proverbs 25:8
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What Does I Kings 3:25 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"Solomon issues the command: "Divide the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other." The order is horrifying in its matter-of-fac..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

American King James Version
AKJV

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."

Darby Translation
Darby

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Webster Bible
Webster

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the King sayde, Deuide ye the liuing child in twaine, and giue the one halfe to the one, and the other halfe to the other.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then said the king, Divide the living child, in twain,—and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the king said, Divide the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.

Modern King James
MKJV

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.

Updated King James
UKJV

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then the king said, “Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

he said, “Divide the living infant in two parts, and give a half part to the one and a half part to the other.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

he seide, Departe ye the quyk yong child in to twei partis, and yyue ye the half part to oon, and the half part to the tother.

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