This woman’s child suffocated during the night when she rolled on top of him.

One of the women said, “My master, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was with me in the house.

Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us.

The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a prophet and that the Lord really does speak through you.”

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.

After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

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