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.'


In Context

24 And the king saith, 'Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,

25 and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'

26 And the woman whose son is the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, 'O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;' and this one saith, 'Let it be neither mine or thine — cut it.'

27 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.'

28 And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God is in his heart, to do judgment.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

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 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.