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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.
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Solomon arranged a marriage contract with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He married Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the City of David until he had completed building his royal palace and GOD's Temple and the wall around Jerusalem.
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Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
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Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh's daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall all around Jerusalem.
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Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the LORD and the wall around the city.
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Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
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Meanwhile, the people were worshiping at local shrines because at that time no temple had yet been built to the Name of GOD.
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The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.
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Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.
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At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local altars, for a temple honoring the name of the LORD had not yet been built.
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And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
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Solomon loved GOD and continued to live in the God-honoring ways of David his father, except that he also worshiped at the local shrines, offering sacrifices and burning incense.
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Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
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And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
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Solomon loved the LORD and followed all the instructions of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local altars.
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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.
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The king went to Gibeon, the most prestigious of the local shrines, to worship. He sacrificed a thousand Whole-Burnt-Offerings on that altar.
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The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
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Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
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The most important of these altars was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed one thousand burnt offerings.
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In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
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That night, there in Gibeon, GOD appeared to Solomon in a dream: God said, "What can I give you? Ask."
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At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."
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At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?"
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That night the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, "What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!"
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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.
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Solomon said, "You were extravagantly generous in love with David my father, and he lived faithfully in your presence, his relationships were just and his heart right. And you have persisted in this great and generous love by giving him--and this very day!-a son to sit on his throne.
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Solomon answered, "You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
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And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
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Solomon replied, "You were wonderfully kind to my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued this great kindness to him today by giving him a son to succeed him.
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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.
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"And now here I am: GOD, my God, you have made me, your servant, ruler of the kingdom in place of David my father. I'm too young for this, a mere child! I don't know the ropes, hardly know the "ins' and "outs' of this job.
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"Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
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Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
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O LORD my God, now you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around.
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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.
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And here I am, set down in the middle of the people you've chosen, a great people--far too many to ever count.
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Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.
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And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted.
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And here I am among your own chosen people, a nation so great they are too numerous to count!
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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?
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"Here's what I want: Give me a God-listening heart so I can lead your people well, discerning the difference between good and evil. For who on their own is capable of leading your glorious people?"
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So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"
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Therefore give to Your servant 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?"
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Give me an understanding mind so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great nation of yours?"
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And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
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God, the Master, was delighted with Solomon's response.
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The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.
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The speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
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The Lord was pleased with Solomon's reply and was glad that he had asked for wisdom.
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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;
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And God said to him, "Because you have asked for this and haven't grasped after a long life, or riches, or the doom of your enemies, but you have asked for the ability to lead and govern well,
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So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
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Then God said to him: "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
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So God replied, "Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people and have not asked for a long life or riches for yourself or the death of your enemies--
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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.
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I'll give you what you've asked for--I'm giving you a wise and mature heart. There's never been one like you before; and there'll be no one after.
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I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
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behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.
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I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding mind such as no one else has ever had or ever will have!
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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.
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As a bonus, I'm giving you both the wealth and glory you didn't ask for--there's not a king anywhere who will come up to your mark.
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Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for-both riches and honor-so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.
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And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.
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And I will also give you what you did not ask for--riches and honor! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life!
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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.
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And if you stay on course, keeping your eye on the life-map and the God-signs as your father David did, I'll also give you a long life."
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And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life."
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So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."
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And if you follow me and obey my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life."
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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.
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Solomon woke up--what a dream! He returned to Jerusalem, took his place before the Chest of the Covenant of God, and worshiped by sacrificing Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings. Then he laid out a banquet for everyone in his service.
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Then Solomon awoke-and he realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord's covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
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Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
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Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord's covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.
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Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
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The very next thing, two prostitutes showed up before the king.
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Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
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Now two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him.
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Some time later, two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
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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.
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The one woman said, "My master, this woman and I live in the same house. While we were living together, I had a baby.
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One of them said, "My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me.
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And one woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth while she was in the house.
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"Please, my lord," one of them began, "this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.
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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.
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Three days after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone--there wasn't anyone else in the house except for the two of us.
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The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
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Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house.
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Three days later, she also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
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And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
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The infant son of this woman died one night when she rolled over on him in her sleep.
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"During the night this woman's son died because she lay on him.
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And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him.
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But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it.
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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.
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She got up in the middle of the night and took my son--I was sound asleep, mind you!-and put him at her breast and put her dead son at my breast.
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So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast.
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So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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Then she got up in the night and took my son from beside me while I was asleep. She laid her dead child in my arms and took mine to sleep beside her.
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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.
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When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, here was this dead baby! But when I looked at him in the morning light, I saw immediately that he wasn't my baby."
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The next morning, I got up to nurse my son-and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn't the son I had borne."
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And when I rose in the morning to nurse my son, there he was, dead. But when I had examined him in the morning, indeed, he was not my son whom I had borne."
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And in the morning when I tried to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn't my son at all."
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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.
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"Not so!" said the other woman. "The living one's mine; the dead one's yours." The first woman countered, "No! Your son's the dead one; mine's the living one." They went back and forth this way in front of the king.
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The other woman said, "No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours." But the first one insisted, "No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine." And so they argued before the king.
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Then the other woman said, "No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." And the first woman said, "No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." Thus they spoke before the king.
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Then the other woman interrupted, "It certainly was your son, and the living child is mine.No," the first woman said, "the dead one is yours, and the living one is mine." And so they argued back and forth before the king.
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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.
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The king said, "What are we to do? This woman says, "The living son is mine and the dead one is yours,' and this woman says, "No, the dead one's yours and the living one's mine.'"
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The king said, "This one says, 'My son is alive and your son is dead,' while that one says, 'No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.'"
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And the king said, "The 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.'|"
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Then the king said, "Let's get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead child belongs to the other.
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And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
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After a moment the king said, "Bring me a sword." They brought the sword to the king.
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Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword for the king.
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Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.
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All right, bring me a sword." So a sword was brought to the king.
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And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
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Then he said, "Cut the living baby in two--give half to one and half to the other."
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He then gave an order: "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other."
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And the king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other."
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Then he said, "Cut the living child in two and give half to each of these women!"
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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.
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The real mother of the living baby was overcome with emotion for her son and said, "Oh no, master! Give her the whole baby alive; don't kill him!" But the other one said, "If I can't have him, you can't have him--cut away!"
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The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!" But the other said, "Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!"
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Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, "O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!" But the other said, "Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him."
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Then the woman who really was the mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, "Oh no, my lord! Give her the child--please do not kill him!" But the other woman said, "All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!"
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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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The king gave his decision: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Nobody is going to kill this baby. She is the real mother."
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Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother."
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So the king answered and said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother."
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Then the king said, "Do not kill him, but give the baby to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!"
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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.
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The word got around--everyone in Israel heard of the king's judgment. They were all in awe of the king, realizing that it was God's wisdom that enabled him to judge truly.
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When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
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And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
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Word of the king's decision spread quickly throughout all Israel, and the people were awed as they realized the great wisdom God had given him to render decisions with justice.
