1 Kings 3:21

1 Kings 3:21 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

21The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

21When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead! But when I examined him closely in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne!”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

21When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

21When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead. But when I examined him carefully in the morning, behold, it was not my son, the one whom I had borne.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

21The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

21The next morning, I got up to nurse my son. But he was dead! I looked at him closely in the morning light. And I saw that it wasn’t my baby.”

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