1 Kings 3:25
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”1 Kings 3:25 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — 1 રાજાઓ ૩:૨૫
- પછી રાજાએ કહ્યું, “આ જીવતા બાળકના ઉપરથી નીચે બે સરખા ભાગ કરીને એકને અડધો ભાગ અને બીજીને અડધો ભાગ આપો.”
- हिन्दी — 1 राजाओं ३:२५
- तब राजा बोला, “जीविते बालक को दो टुकड़े करके आधा इसको और आधा उसको दो।”
In context
23Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”
24The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
25The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
26Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill him!” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him.”
27Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
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