1 Kings 3:23

KJV

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.

— 1 Kings 3:23, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 3 connects to 0 cross-references. Solomon makes a marriage alliance with Pharaoh and marries his daughter; at Gibeon, God appears in a dream and offers Solomon anything. Solomon asks for a discerning heart to govern God's people and to distinguish right from wrong; God is …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

And the king saith, `This <FI>one<Fi> saith, This <FI>is<Fi> my son, the living, and thy son <FI>is<Fi> the dead; and that <FI>one<Fi> saith, Nay, but thy son <FI>is<Fi> the dead, and my son the living.'

BBE

Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living.