27And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.


In Context

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

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

26 Then spoke the woman whose was the living child to the king, for her bowels yearned over her son, and she said, Ah, my lord! give her the living child, and in no wise put it to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

27 And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

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 justice.

1 Kings 3:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she [is] the mother thereof.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:27The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered, |Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.