Melachim Alef 3:24-26

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²⁴ And HaMelech said, Bring me a cherev. And they brought the cherev before HaMelech.

²⁵ And HaMelech said, Cut the yeled hachai in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

²⁶ Then spoke unto HaMelech the isha whose was the ben hachai, for her rachamim yearned for her ben, and she said, O adoni, give her the yeled hachai, and in no wise put him to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but cut him in two!