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Then said the king, The one says, This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead: and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living.
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The Judicial Deadlock
Commentator John Gill explains that Solomon isn't just repeating the women's words. As the judge, he is summing up the case to demonstrate the complete deadlock. Both women offer only bare assertions with no proof, making a normal verdict impossible. This public summary sets the stage for the unconventional wisdom he is about to display.
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Reformed Baptist
Then said the king As judge, summing up what had been said on both sides, which were only bare assertions without proof; …
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…
