1 Kings 3:27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
1 Kings 3:27 in other translations
| BSB | Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.” |
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| WEB | Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.” |
| ASV | Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. |
| YLT | And the king answereth and saith, ‘Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.' |
| DARBY | And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother. |
| BBE | Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it. |
| Webster | Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it. |
What does 1 Kings 3:27 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 3:27 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 3:26
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
- 1 Kings 3:27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
- 1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
1 Kings 3:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces el rey respondió, y dijo: Dad á aquélla el hijo vivo, y no lo matéis: ella es su madre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi répondit et dit: Donnez à celle-là l’enfant qui vit, et ne le tuez point: c’est elle qui est sa mère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da antwortete der König und sprach: Gebet jener das lebendige Kind und tötet es ja nicht! sie ist seine Mutter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit rex, et ait: Date huic infantem vivum, et non occidatur: hæc est enim mater ejus. |