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1 Kings 3 (WEBP)

[1] Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into David’s city until he had finished building his own house, Yahweh’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.
[2] However, the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was not yet a house built for Yahweh’s name.
[3] Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father, except that he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
[4] The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
[5] In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
[6] Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
[7] Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.
[8] Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.
[9] 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 great people of yours?”
[10] This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
[11] God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
[12] behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
[13] I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you for all your days.
[14] If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
[15] Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
[16] Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
[17] The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.
[18] The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.
[19] This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.
[20] She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me while your servant slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
[21] When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead; but when I had looked at him in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I bore.”
[22] The other woman said, “No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son.” The first one said, “No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son.” They argued like this before the king.
[23] Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”
[24] The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
[25] The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
[26] Then the woman whose the living child was spoke 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 him!” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him.”
[27] Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
[28] 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 3 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] Only the people sacrificed () in high places, because there was no house built () unto the name of the Lord, until those days.
[3] And Solomon loved () the Lord, walking () in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed () and burnt incense () in high places.
[4] 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.
[5] In Gibeon the Lord appeared () to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, () Ask () what I shall give () thee.
[6] And Solomon said, () Thou hast shewed () 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.
[7] 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. ()
[8] 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.
[9] 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?
[10] And the speech pleased () the Lord, that Solomon had asked () this thing.
[11] 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;
[12] 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.
[13] And I have also given () thee that which thou hast not asked, () both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
[14] 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.
[15] 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.
[16] Then came () there two women, that were harlots, () unto the king, and stood () before him.
[17] 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.
[18] 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.
[19] And this woman’s child died () in the night; because she overlaid () it.
[20] 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.
[21] 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. ()
[22] 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.
[23] 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.
[24] And the king said, () Bring () me a sword. And they brought () a sword before the king.
[25] And the king said, () Divide () the living child in two, and give () half to the one, and half to the other.
[26] 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.
[27] Then the king answered () and said, () Give () her the living child, () and in no wise () slay () it: she is the mother thereof.
[28] 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.

1 Kings 3:6 Or, bounty
1 Kings 3:9 Heb. hearing
1 Kings 3:11a Heb. many days
1 Kings 3:11b Heb. to hear
1 Kings 3:13 Or, hath not been
1 Kings 3:26 Heb. were hot
1 Kings 3:28 Heb. in the midst of him

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 3 (BYZ)

[2] πλην ο λαος ησαν θυμιωντες επι τοις υψηλοις οτι ουκ ωκοδομηθη οικος τω ονοματι κυριου εως νυν
[3] και ηγαπησεν σαλωμων τον κυριον πορευεσθαι εν τοις προσταγμασιν δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου πλην εν τοις υψηλοις εθυεν και εθυμια
[4] και ανεστη και επορευθη εις γαβαων θυσαι εκει οτι αυτη υψηλοτατη και μεγαλη χιλιαν ολοκαυτωσιν ανηνεγκεν σαλωμων επι το θυσιαστηριον εν γαβαων
[5] και ωφθη κυριος τω σαλωμων εν υπνω την νυκτα και ειπεν κυριος προς σαλωμων αιτησαι τι αιτημα σαυτω
[6] και ειπεν σαλωμων συ εποιησας μετα του δουλου σου δαυιδ του πατρος μου ελεος μεγα καθως διηλθεν ενωπιον σου εν αληθεια και εν δικαιοσυνη και εν ευθυτητι καρδιας μετα σου και εφυλαξας αυτω το ελεος το μεγα τουτο δουναι τον υιον αυτου επι του θρονου αυτου ως η ημερα αυτη
[7] και νυν κυριε ο θεος μου συ εδωκας τον δουλον σου αντι δαυιδ του πατρος μου και εγω ειμι παιδαριον μικρον και ουκ οιδα την εξοδον μου και την εισοδον μου
[8] ο δε δουλος σου εν μεσω του λαου σου ον εξελεξω λαον πολυν ος ουκ αριθμηθησεται
[9] και δωσεις τω δουλω σου καρδιαν ακουειν και διακρινειν τον λαον σου εν δικαιοσυνη του συνιειν ανα μεσον αγαθου και κακου οτι τις δυνησεται κρινειν τον λαον σου τον βαρυν τουτον
[10] και ηρεσεν ενωπιον κυριου οτι ητησατο σαλωμων το ρημα τουτο
[11] και ειπεν κυριος προς αυτον ανθ ων ητησω παρ εμου το ρημα τουτο και ουκ ητησω σαυτω ημερας πολλας και ουκ ητησω πλουτον ουδε ητησω ψυχας εχθρων σου αλλ ητησω σαυτω συνεσιν του εισακουειν κριμα
[12] ιδου πεποιηκα κατα το ρημα σου ιδου δεδωκα σοι καρδιαν φρονιμην και σοφην ως συ ου γεγονεν εμπροσθεν σου και μετα σε ουκ αναστησεται ομοιος σοι
[13] και α ουκ ητησω δεδωκα σοι και πλουτον και δοξαν ως ου γεγονεν ανηρ ομοιος σοι εν βασιλευσιν
[14] και εαν πορευθης εν τη οδω μου φυλασσειν τας εντολας μου και τα προσταγματα μου ως επορευθη δαυιδ ο πατηρ σου και πληθυνω τας ημερας σου
[15] και εξυπνισθη σαλωμων και ιδου ενυπνιον και ανεστη και παραγινεται εις ιερουσαλημ και εστη κατα προσωπον του θυσιαστηριου του κατα προσωπον κιβωτου διαθηκης κυριου εν σιων και ανηγαγεν ολοκαυτωσεις και εποιησεν ειρηνικας και εποιησεν ποτον μεγαν εαυτω και πασιν τοις παισιν αυτου
[16] τοτε ωφθησαν δυο γυναικες πορναι τω βασιλει και εστησαν ενωπιον αυτου
[17] και ειπεν η γυνη η μια εν εμοι κυριε εγω και η γυνη αυτη οικουμεν εν οικω ενι και ετεκομεν εν τω οικω
[18] και εγενηθη εν τη ημερα τη τριτη τεκουσης μου και ετεκεν και η γυνη αυτη και ημεις κατα το αυτο και ουκ εστιν ουθεις μεθ ημων παρεξ αμφοτερων ημων εν τω οικω
[19] και απεθανεν ο υιος της γυναικος ταυτης την νυκτα ως επεκοιμηθη επ αυτον
[20] και ανεστη μεσης της νυκτος και ελαβεν τον υιον μου εκ των αγκαλων μου και εκοιμισεν αυτον εν τω κολπω αυτης και τον υιον αυτης τον τεθνηκοτα εκοιμισεν εν τω κολπω μου
[21] και ανεστην το πρωι θηλασαι τον υιον μου και εκεινος ην τεθνηκως και ιδου κατενοησα αυτον πρωι και ιδου ουκ ην ο υιος μου ον ετεκον
[22] και ειπεν η γυνη η ετερα ουχι αλλα ο υιος μου ο ζων ο δε υιος σου ο τεθνηκως και ελαλησαν ενωπιον του βασιλεως
[23] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς αυταις συ λεγεις ουτος ο υιος μου ο ζων και ο υιος ταυτης ο τεθνηκως και συ λεγεις ουχι αλλα ο υιος μου ο ζων και ο υιος σου ο τεθνηκως
[24] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς λαβετε μοι μαχαιραν και προσηνεγκαν την μαχαιραν ενωπιον του βασιλεως
[25] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς διελετε το παιδιον το θηλαζον το ζων εις δυο και δοτε το ημισυ αυτου ταυτη και το ημισυ αυτου ταυτη
[26] και απεκριθη η γυνη ης ην ο υιος ο ζων και ειπεν προς τον βασιλεα οτι εταραχθη η μητρα αυτης επι τω υιω αυτης και ειπεν εν εμοι κυριε δοτε αυτη το παιδιον και θανατω μη θανατωσητε αυτον και αυτη ειπεν μητε εμοι μητε αυτη εστω διελετε
[27] και απεκριθη ο βασιλευς και ειπεν δοτε το παιδιον τη ειπουση δοτε αυτη αυτο και θανατω μη θανατωσητε αυτον αυτη η μητηρ αυτου
[28] και ηκουσαν πας ισραηλ το κριμα τουτο ο εκρινεν ο βασιλευς και εφοβηθησαν απο προσωπου του βασιλεως οτι ειδον οτι φρονησις θεου εν αυτω του ποιειν δικαιωμα

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.