So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.”

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then the king answered and said, give her the living child ,
and in no wise slay it
T…

Matthew Henry

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…