Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 3:27

“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.””

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²⁵And the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

²⁶Then 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!”

²⁷Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”

²⁸When 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.

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