1 Kings 3:25-27

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁵ Then the king commanded, ‘Cut the child who is alive into two pieces. Give one piece to one woman and the other piece to the other woman.’

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.’