1 Kings 3:23
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 in other translations
| BSB | Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’” |
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| WEB | 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.’” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And the king saith, ‘This one saith, This is my son, the living, and thy son is the dead; and that one saith, Nay, but thy son is the dead, and my son the living.' |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living. |
| Webster | Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. |
What does 1 Kings 3:23 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 3:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 3:22
And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
- 1 Kings 3:23
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 3:24
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
1 Kings 3:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto: y la otra dice, No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi dit: Celle-ci dit: Celui-ci est mon fils, qui vit, et ton fils, c’est celui qui est mort; et celle-là dit: Non, car c’est ton fils qui est mort, et mon fils est celui qui vit. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach der König: Diese spricht: Dieser, der lebendige, ist mein Sohn, und dein Sohn ist der tote; und jene spricht: Nein! sondern dein Sohn ist der tote, und mein Sohn ist der lebendige. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tunc rex ait: Hæc dicit: Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est: et ista respondit: Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit. |