Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
And
Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the
LORD
, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Yahweh
, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto
the name of the
LORD,
until those days.
Only the people sacrificed in the
high places, because there was no house built for
the name of Yahweh
until those days.
And
Solomon loved the
LORD
, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
Solomon loved Yahweh
, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the
high places.
And
the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon
that altar.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on
that altar.
In Gibeon the
LORD
appeared to Solomon in a dream by night :
and God said, Ask what I shall give thee
.
In Gibeon Yahweh
appeared to Solomon in a dream by night ;
and God said, Ask what I shall give you
.
And
Solomon said, Thou
hast
showed
unto
thy
servant David my father great mercy
, according as he walked before thee
in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee
; and thou
hast
kept for him this great kindness, that thou
hast
given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Solomon said, You
have
shown
to
your
servant David my father great loving
kindness
, according as he walked before you
in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you
; and you
have
kept for him this great loving
kindness, that you
have
given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
And
now, O
LORD
my God, thou
hast
made thy
servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child :
I know not
how to go out or come in.
Now, Yahweh
my God, you
have
made your
servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child ;
I don't
know how to go out or come in.
And
thy
servant is in the midst of thy
people which thou
hast
chosen, a great people, that cannot
be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Your
servant is in the midst of your
people which you
have
chosen, a great people, that can't
be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Give therefore
thy
servant an understanding heart to judge thy
people, that I may discern between good and bad:
for who is able to judge this thy
so
great a
people?
Give your
servant therefore
an understanding heart to judge your
people, that I may discern between good and evil;
for who is able to judge this your
great people?
And
the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
And
God said unto
him, Because thou
hast
asked this thing, and hast
not asked for thyself
long life ;
neither hast
asked riches for thyself
, nor hast
asked the life of thine
enemies ;
but hast
asked for thyself
understanding to discern judgment
;
God said to
him, Because you
have
asked this thing, and have
not asked for yourself
long life ,
neither have
asked riches for yourself
, nor have
asked the life of your
enemies ,
but have
asked for yourself
understanding to discern justice
;
Behold, I have done according to thy
words
: lo
, I have given thee
a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was
none like thee
before thee
, neither after thee
shall any arise like unto
thee
.
behold, I have done according to your
word
: behold
, I have given you
a wise and an understanding heart; so that there has
been
none like you
before you
, neither after you
shall any arise like you
.
And
I have also given thee
that which thou
hast
not asked, both riches ,
and honor :
so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto
thee
all thy
days.
I have also given you
that which you
have
not asked, both riches and honor ,
so that there shall not be any among the kings like you,
all your
days.
And
if thou
wilt
walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy
father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy
days.
If you
will
walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your
father David did walk, then I will lengthen your
days.
And
Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream .
And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the
LORD
, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream :
and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh
, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace -
offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Then came
there two women ,
that
were harlots
, unto
the king, and stood before him.
Then there came
two women who
were prostitutes
, to
the king, and stood before him.
And
the one woman said, O
my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
The one woman said, Oh,
my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
And
it came
to
pass
the third day after that
I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also :
and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
It happened
the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also ;
and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
And
this woman's child died in the night ;
because she overlaid
it.
This woman's child died in the night ,
because she lay
on
it.
And
she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine
handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your
handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
And
when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead :
but when I had considered
it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which
I did
bear
.
When I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead ;
but when I had looked
at
it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom
I bore
.
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.
The other woman said, No
; but the living is my son, and the dead is your
son. This said, No; but the dead is your
son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke
before the king.
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.
Then said the king, The one says
, This is my son who
lives
, and your
son is the dead: and the other says
, No
; but your
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.
The king said, Get
me a sword. They brought a sword before the king.
And
the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
The king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
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.
Then spoke
the woman whose the living child was to
the king, for her heart
yearned over
her son, and she said, Oh,
my lord, give her the living child, and in no way
kill
it. But the other said, It shall
be neither mine nor yours;
divide it.
Then the king answered and
said
, Give her the living child, and in no wise
slay
it: she is the mother thereof
.
Then the king answered, Give her the living child, and in no way
kill
it: she is the mother of
it
.
And
all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment
.
All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice
.
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