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1 Kings 3:26

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24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.Select 1 Kings 3:24

25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.Select 1 Kings 3:25

26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.Select 1 Kings 3:26

27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.Select 1 Kings 3:27

28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.Select 1 Kings 3:28

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3:26 Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it!” But the other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it.”

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3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

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