But the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son, and she said, “Pardon me, my lord! Give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other woman was saying, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; cut him!”
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John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Then spoke the woman, whose the living child [was], unto the king In haste, and with …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved be…
John Gill
JohnGill