1 Kings 3:24
The king ordered,“Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.
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- 1 Kgs 3:25-284 verses86%
25The king then said,“Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
26The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said,“My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
27The king responded,“Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”
28When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed divine wisdom to make judicial decisions.
- 1 Kgs 3:20-234 verses83%
20She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your servant was sleeping. She put him in her arms, and put her dead son in my arms.
21I got up in the morning to nurse my son, and there he was, dead! But when I examined him carefully in the morning, I realized it was not my baby.”
22The other woman said,“No! My son is alive; your son is dead!” But the first woman replied,“No, your son is dead; my son is alive.” Each presented her case before the king.
23The king said,“One says,‘My son is alive; your son is dead,’ while the other says,‘No, your son is dead; my son is alive.’”
- 2 Sam 14:6-72 verses71%
6Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.
7Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying,‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”
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27So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.
28He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
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28Then the king asked her,“What’s your problem?” She answered,“This woman said to me,‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’
29So we boiled my son and ate him. Then I said to her the next day,‘Hand over your son and we’ll eat him.’ But she hid her son!”
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32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
33and he told them,“Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.
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10The king said,“Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”
11She replied,“In that case, let the king invoke the name of the LORD your God so that the avenger of blood may not add to the killing! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied,“As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
12Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
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56The king said,“Find out whose son this boy is!”
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8David said to Ahimelech,“Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”
9David Goes to Gath The priest replied,“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said,“There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”
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16Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’
- 1 Kgs 3:16-172 verses68%
16Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
17One of the women said,“My master, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was with me in the house.
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39When the king passed by, he called out to the king,“Your servant went out into the heat of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. He told me,‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, you will pay with your life or with a talent of silver.’
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19He said to his father,“My head! My head!” His father told a servant,“Carry him to his mother.”
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22David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
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11Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
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16But the king said,“You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
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31The king told him,“Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.
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24So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”
25Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
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9“Son of man, prophesy and say:‘This is what the Lord says:“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.
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4Then the king said to Amasa,“Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too.”
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21Then the king said to Joab,“All right! I will do this thing! Go and bring back the young man Absalom!”
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12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.
13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
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19The king said,“Did Joab put you up to all of this?” The woman answered,“As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant’s mouth.
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8Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
9Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.
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3When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father the king.
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10So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn’t live in such a condition. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord.”
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28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.
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37So the king died and was taken to Samaria, where they buried him.
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24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?