1 Kings 3 · Verse 24

1 Kings 3:24

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
1 Kings 3:24, King James Version

1 Kings 3:24 in other translations

BSBThe king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
WEBThe king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
ASVAnd the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
YLTAnd the king saith, ‘Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,
DARBYAnd the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
BBEThen he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king.
WebsterAnd the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

What does 1 Kings 3:24 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…

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1 Kings 3:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
קְח֣וּke.ChutakeH3947
לִי\־li-for me
חָ֑רֶבCha.reva swordH2719
וַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935
הַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 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 3:25

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

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1 Kings 3:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo el rey: Traedme un cuchillo. Y trajeron al rey un cuchillo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit: Apportez-moi une épée. Et on apporta l’épée devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach: Holet mir ein Schwert. Und man brachte das Schwert vor den König.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit ergo rex: Afferte mihi gladium. Cumque attulissent gladium coram rege,