1 Kings 3:27 meaning and explanation

Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”

1 Kings 3:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Solomon has just proposed cutting the living child in two, and the two women answered very differently. The woman who first brought the case begs him to give the baby away rather than see it killed, while the other agrees to the division.

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