1 Kings 3:24 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 3:24

The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,

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ASV

And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

KJV

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

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Commentary

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John Cassian

CONFERENCE 17.25 (435)

What about Solomon, who in his first judgment manifested the gift of wisdom, which he had received of God, only by making use of falsehood? For in order to get at the truth which was hidden by the woman's lie, even he used the help of a lie most cunningly invented, saying: "Bring me a sword and divide the living child into two parts, and give the one half to the one and the other half to the other."

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Letter 74 (420)

The interpretation of Solomon's judgment on the quarrel of two harlot women (1 Kings 3) is clear as far as the simple history is concerned: that a boy of twelve years judged with an affection beyond his age for the depths of human nature. Hence, he was both admired and feared by all Israel, because he would not miss what was so skillfully concealed.

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
קְח֣וּ	ke.Chu	take	H3947 →
לִי־	li-	for me
חָ֑רֶב	Cha.rev	a sword	H2719 →
וַיָּבִ֥אוּ	vai.ya.Vi.'u	and they brought	H935 →
הַחֶ֖רֶב	ha.Che.rev	the sword	H2719 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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