and the king declared, "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other." Cross References 1 Kings 3:24 The king continued, "Bring me a sword." So they brought him a sword, 1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. "Please, my lord," she said, "give her the living baby. Do not kill him!" But the other woman said, "He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!" Treasury of Scripture And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 1 Kings 3:28 Proverbs 25:8 |