1 Kings 3:26-28

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁶ Then the mother of the child who was alive spoke to the king. She loved her son very much. So she said to the king, ‘My lord, please do not kill the baby! Instead, give him to the other woman.’

But the other woman said, ‘Neither of us should have him. Cut him in two pieces!’

²⁷ So King Solomon said, ‘Do not kill the child! Give him to the first woman. She is his mother.’ ²⁸ Everybody in Israel heard about what the king had decided. So they respected the king's authority. They realized that God had given him wisdom to judge fairly.