1 Kings 3:24
22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
23 Then 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.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26 Then 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.
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.