1 Kings 3:23
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.
KJV
Tunc rex ait : Hæc dicit : Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est : et ista respondit : Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς Σὺ λέγεις Οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς· καὶ σὺ λέγεις Οὐχί, ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה בְּנִ֥/י הַ/חַ֖י וּ/בְנֵ֣/ךְ הַ/מֵּ֑ת וְ/זֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥/ךְ הַ/מֵּ֖ת וּ/בְנִ֥/י הֶ/חָֽי
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.