Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
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4 additional translationsThen the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
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.'
And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile