1 Kings 3:24
22 “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
23 Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
25 and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
- KJV
- And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
- WEB
- The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
- ASV
- And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
- DARBY
- And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
- BLB
- And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” And they brought a sword before the face of the king.
- ÅB
- Så sa kongen: Hent meg et sverd! Og de kom med et sverd og bar det fram for kongen.
- OTB
- Da befalte kongen, "Bring meg et sverd." Så brakte de et sverd til kongen.
- B1930
- Så sa kongen: Hent mig et sverd! Og de kom med et sverd og bar det frem for kongen.