1 Kings 3:27 Parallel Translations
NASB: Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother." (NASB ©1995)
GWT: The king replied, "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother."(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
ASV: Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
BBE: Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.
DBY: And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
ERV: Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
JPS: Then the king answered and said: 'Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.'
WBS: Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.
WEB: Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."
YLT: And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.'
1 Kings 3:27 Cross References
XREF:1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him." But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!"

1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
WES: 3:27 She is the mother - As is evident from her natural affection to the child, which she had rather have given away from her, than destroyed.
MHC: 3:16-28 An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.
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