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The other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. This said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.
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An Impossible Human Case
Commentators emphasize that the case before Solomon was a complete stalemate. As John Gill points out, the women simply repeated their conflicting claims over and over without offering any proof. This created a humanly impossible situation, setting the stage for the divine wisdom Solomon would need to employ to find the truth.
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Reformed Baptist
And the other woman said The defendant: nay, but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] your son…
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…
