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The king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
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A Test of True Love
Commentators agree that Solomon's shocking order to divide the child was not a literal command but a brilliant test. John Gill explains it was designed to try the women's affections. Matthew Henry adds that since Solomon couldn't see which woman the child loved, he devised a way to see which woman truly loved the child. The goal was to reveal the real mother's heart through her reaction to her child's peril.
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Reformed Baptist
And the king said To one of his officers: divide the living child in two ; not that he meant it…
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…