1 Kings 3:24

24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king.

1 Kings 3:24 in Other Translations

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

24 And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king.

24 All right, bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought to the king.

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

24 The king continued, "Bring me a sword." So they brought the sword to the king.

1 Kings 3:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:24

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.

1 Kings 3:24 In-Context

22 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.

23 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.’ ”

24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king.

25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love 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!”