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27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to her, and do not kill him; she is his mother.” 28 When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they stood in awe[a] of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.

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  1. 1 Kings 3:28 Literally “feared the face”