1 Kings 3:25-27

Revised Geneva Translation

²⁵ And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give one half to one, and the other half to the other.”

²⁶ Then, the woman whose child was living spoke to the king, for her compassion was kindled toward her son. And she said, “Oh my lord, give her the living child and do not kill him!” But the other said, “Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.”

²⁷ Then the king answered, and said, “Give her the living child, and do not kill him. This is his mother.”