1 Kings 3:26
“Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king, (for her bowels yerned vpon her sonne) and she said, O my lord, giue her the liuing childe, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but diuide it.”
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1 Kings 3:26 Context
24And the King said, Bring mee a sword. And they brought a sword before the king: 25And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other. 26Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king, (for her bowels yerned vpon her sonne) and she said, O my lord, giue her the liuing childe, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but diuide it. 27Then the King answered and said, Giue her the liuing child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28And all Israel heard of the Iudgement which the king had iudged, and they feared the King: for they saw that the wisedome of God was in him, to doe Iudgement.
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Then spake the woman whose the living child [was] unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide [it].
- King James Version
Then the woman whose child {was} the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him. But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide {him!}""
- New American Standard Version (1995)