1 Kings 3:19
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
1 Kings 3:19 in other translations
| BSB | During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him. |
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| WEB | This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it. |
| ASV | And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it. |
| YLT | And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it, |
| DARBY | And this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it. |
| BBE | In the night, this woman, sleeping on her child, was the cause of its death. |
| Webster | And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. |
What does 1 Kings 3:19 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 3:16-28
An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and…
1 Kings 3:19 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 3:18
And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
- 1 Kings 3:19
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
- 1 Kings 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 Kings 3:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y una noche el hijo de esta mujer murió, porque ella se acostó sobre él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le fils de cette femme mourut dans la nuit, parce qu’elle s’était couchée sur lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Sohn dieses Weibes starb des Nachts, weil sie auf ihm gelegen hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Mortuus est autem filius mulieris hujus nocte: dormiens quippe oppressit eum. |