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1 Kings 3:25-28

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3:25 The king then said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!” 3:26 The real mother 1  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 2  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 3  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!” 3:27 The king responded, “Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.” 3:28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected 4  the king, for they realized 5  that he possessed supernatural wisdom 6  to make judicial decisions.

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[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.

[3:28]  4 tn Heb “feared,” perhaps in the sense, “stood in awe of.”

[3:28]  5 tn Heb “saw.”

[3:28]  6 tn Heb “the wisdom of God within him.”



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