1 Kings 3:19 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And this woman 's son died in the night, because she lay on him.

NIV: "During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.

NASB: Then this woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on him.

CSB: During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.

NLT: But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it.

KJV: And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

NKJV: And this woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on him.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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