Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, “Oh no, my lord! Give her the child—please do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!”

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John Gill

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

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…