1 Kings 3:23

3:23 The king said, “One says, ‘My son is alive; your son is dead,’ while the other says, ‘No, your son is dead; my son is alive.’”

1 Kings 3:22

3:22 The other woman said, “No! My son is alive; your son is dead!” But the first woman replied, “No, your son is dead; my son is alive.” Each presented her case before the king. ¹ 

1 Kings 3:26

3:26 The real mother ²  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ³  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ⁴  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

[3:22]  ¹ tn Heb “they spoke before the king.” Another option is to translate, “they argued before the king.”

[3:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”

[3:26]  ² tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”

[3:26]  ³ tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.