1 Kings 3:25
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.In other versions
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
ASV
And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.
BBE
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
DBY
The king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
WEB
and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
YLT
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
ENG
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
WBT
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
BSB
In context
23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26Then 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.
27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.