1 Kings 3:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.””

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BSBPD

“and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 3:25 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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