1 Kings 3:24

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And the King said, Bring mee a sword. And they brought a sword before the king:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword to the king.

Hebrew Names Version
The king said, Get me a sword. They brought a sword before the king.

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

English Standard Version
And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king.

New Century Version
The king sent his servants to get a sword. When they brought it to him,

New English Translation
The king ordered, "Get me a sword!" So they placed a sword before the king.

Amplified Bible
Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

New American Standard Bible
And the king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King said, Bring me a sworde: & they brought out a sworde before the King.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

Contemporary English Version
Someone bring me a sword." A sword was brought, and Solomon ordered,

Complete Jewish Bible
Bring me a sword," said the king. They brought a sword to the king.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Then King Solomon sent his servant to get a sword.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

Good News Translation
He sent for a sword, and when it was brought,

Lexham English Bible
So the king said, "Bring me a sword," and they brought the sword before the king.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge saide: Fetch me a swerde. And whan the swerde was brought before the kynge,

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

Bible in Basic English
Then he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king sayde: Bring me a sworde. And they brought out a sworde before the king.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king said: 'Fetch me a sword.' And they brought a sword before the king.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said, Fetch a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

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

Berean Standard Bible
The king continued, "Bring me a sword." So they brought him a sword,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the kyng seide, Brynge ye to me a swerd. And whanne thei hadden brouyt a swerd bifor the kyng,

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith, `Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

World English Bible
The king said, Get me a sword. They brought a sword before the king.

New King James Version
Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

New Living Translation
All right, bring me a sword." So a sword was brought to the king.

New Life Bible
And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword to the king.

New Revised Standard
So the king said, "Bring me a sword," and they brought a sword before the king.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king said - Bring me a sword! So they brought a sword before the king.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king therefore said: Bring me a sword. And when they had brought a sword before the king,

Revised Standard Version
And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king.

THE MESSAGE
After a moment the king said, "Bring me a sword." They brought the sword to the king.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ Then came there two women that were harlots, vnto 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 deliuered of a childe, with her in the house. ¹⁸ And it came to passe the third day after that I was deliuered, that this woman was deliuered also: and wee were together; there was no stranger with vs in the house, saue we two in the house. ¹⁹ And this womans childe died in the night: because she ouerlaid it. ²⁰ And shee arose at midnight, and tooke my sonne from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and layd it in her bosome, and layd her dead childe in my bosome. ²¹ And when I rose in the morning to giue my childe sucke, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, beholde, it was not my sonne, which I did beare. ²² And the other woman said, Nay, but the liuing is my sonne, and the dead is thy sonne: And this said, No, but the dead is thy sonne, and the liuing is my sonne. Thus they spake before the king. ²³ Then said the King, The one saith, This is my sonne, that liueth, and thy sonne is the dead: and the other saith Nay: but thy sonne is the dead, and my sonne is the liuing. ²⁴ And the King said, Bring mee a sword. And they brought a sword before the king: ²⁵ And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:22 - Nay

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:9
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.

Genesis 3:17
And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.

Genesis 3:18
Thornes also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.

Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:

Exodus 25:2
Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of euery man that giueth it willingly with his heart, ye shall take my offering.

Numbers 22:23
And the Asse sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawen in his hand: and the asse turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.

Joshua 5:13
And it came to passe when Ioshua was by Iericho, that he lift vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, there stood a man ouer against him, with his sword dawen in his hand: and Ioshua went vnto him, and said vnto him, Art thou for vs, or for our aduersaries?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king said, bring me a sword,.... The design of which might not at first appear to the court, and it might be thought strange, and greatly wondered at: what should be the meaning of it:

and they brought a sword before the king; his commands were obeyed.