1 Kings 3:26-28

New Catholic Bible

²⁶ The woman whose child was alive was moved to compassion for her son and she said to the king, “O my lord, give her the living child. Do not kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you will have him. Cut him in two!”

²⁷ The king then said, “Give her the living child. Do not kill him. She is his mother.” ²⁸ When all of Israel heard about how the king had judged the case, they were filled with awe toward the king. They realized that he had the wisdom of God by the way he was able to judge properly.