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It happened the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
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An Impossible Legal Case
Commentators explain that this verse establishes the core legal dilemma: there were no witnesses. The phrase 'no stranger with us in the house' is crucial because it means the case rested solely on the conflicting testimonies of the two women, making a just verdict seem impossible by human standards.
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Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, the third day after I was delivered Of a child, as before expressed: that this woman was…
Presbyterian
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…
