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.”

"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." - 1 Kings 3:23
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What does 1 Kings 3:23 mean?

1 Kings 3:23 (KJV) – “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.” The verse comes from the story of King Solomon’s judgment, in which two women came before…

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The Wisdom of Solomon: Discernment in the Midst of Conflict

In the annals of the Old Testament, few stories illustrate divine wisdom as poignantly as that of King Solomon's judgment in 1 Kings 3:23. The verse reads, "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…

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A Prayer for Divine Wisdom and Discernment

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am profoundly moved by the powerful story we find in 1 Kings 3:23, where King Solomon displayed incredible wisdom in resolving a heart-wrenching dispute between two mothers. The verse states, "Then said the king, The one saith…

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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."
Soothing the Soul: The Gospel of Gentle Care 1 Kings 19:3-8; 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Soothing the Soul: The Gospel of Gentle Care 1 Kings 19:3-8; 1 Samuel 16:14-23
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
1 Kings 10:23 - "So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom."
1 kings 3:15
1 kings 3:12
1 kings 3:15
1 Kings 3:9
2 Kings 23:1 - "And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."
1 Corinthians 3:23 - "And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's."
"So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom." - 1 Kings 10:23
1 Kings 1:23 - "And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground."
1 Chronicles 3:23 - "And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three."
1 Kings 21:23 - "And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel."
1 Kings 6:23 - "¶ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high."
"And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil." - 2 Kings 3:23
1 Kings 3:10 - "And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing."
1 Kings 3:19 - "And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it."
1 Kings 3:24 - "And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king."
1 Kings 3:16 - "¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him."
1 Kings 12:23 - "Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,"
1 Kings 14:23 - "For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree."
1 Kings 4:23 - "Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl."
1 Kings 1:3 - "So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king."
1 Kings 11:23 - "¶ And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:"
1 Kings 3:3 - "And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places."
1 Corinthians 3:23 And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
1 Kings 8:3 - "And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark."