1 Kings 3:20

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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.

KJV

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.

ASV

And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

BBE

And she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was sleeping; and she took it in her arms and put her dead child in my arms.

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וַתָּקָם va·ta·kam and she rose H6965 בְּתוֹךְ be·tokh in [the] middle of H8432 הַלַּיְלָה ha·lay·lah the night H3915 וַתִּקַּח va·ti·kach and she took H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בְּנִי be·ni son my H1121 מֵאֶצְלִי me·'etz·li from beside me H681 וַאֲמָתְךָ va·'a·ma·te·kha and maidservant your H519 יְשֵׁנָה ye·she·nah [was] sleeping H3463 וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵהוּ va·tash·ki·ve·hu and she made lie him H7901 בְּחֵיקָהּ be·chei·kah in bosom her H2436 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 בְּנָהּ be·nah son her H1121 הַמֵּת ha·met (the) dead H4191 הִשְׁכִּיבָה hish·ki·vah she made lie H7901 בְחֵיקִי ve·chei·ki in bosom my H2436

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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