1 Kings 3:26
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.”1 Kings 3:26
What Does 1 Kings 3:26 Mean?
1 Kings 3:26 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 3, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 3:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”Jeremiah 31:20“Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.”1 John 3:17“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”Genesis 43:30“And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.”Hosea 11:8“How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”Genesis 21:16“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”2 Kings 6:29“So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.”Philippians 1:8“For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.”Philippians 2:1“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”Job 39:16“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”Song of Solomon 5:4“My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.”2 Corinthians 7:15“And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.”Psalms 39:3“My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,”Romans 1:31“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”
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