1 Kings 3:22 meaning and explanation

“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:22, Berean Standard Bible

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These words come from the dispute between two women who shared a house and each bore a son, one of whom died in the night. Each woman now claims the living child and denies the dead one, and their argument is laid before Solomon, the newly crowned king who had asked God for an understanding heart.

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