1 Kings 3:19

This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.

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WEBBE

This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.

BSB

During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.

KJV

And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

ASV

And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it.

BBE

In the night, this woman, sleeping on her child, was the cause of its death.

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וַיָּמָת vai·ya·mot and he died H4191 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 לָיְלָה la·ye·lah night H3915 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 שָׁכְבָה sha·khe·vah she lay H7901 עָלָיו 'a·lav on him H5921

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–28

An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.