Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother." Cross References 1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. "Please, my lord," she said, "give her the living baby. Do not kill him!" But the other woman said, "He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!" 1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. Treasury of Scripture Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. |
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