1 Kings 3:24-26

The Message

²⁴ After a moment the king said, “Bring me a sword.” They brought the sword to the king.

²⁵ Then he said, “Cut the living baby in two—give half to one and half to the other.”

²⁶ The real mother of the living baby was overcome with emotion for her son and said, “Oh no, master! Give her the whole baby alive; don’t kill him!”

But the other one said, “If I can’t have him, you can’t have him—cut away!”