1 Kings 3:16-27

16ThenH227 twoH8147 womenH802 who were prostitutesH2181 cameH935 to the kingH4428 and stoodH5975 beforeH6440 him. 17The oneH259 womanH802 saidH559, “PardonH994 me, my lordH113: 1thisH2088 womanH802 and I liveH3427 in the sameH259 houseH1004; and I gaveH3205 birthH3205 toH3205 aH3205 childH3205 2whileH5973 she was in the houseH1004. 18And it happenedH1961 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 after I gaveH3205 birthH3205, that thisH2088 womanH802 alsoH1571 gaveH3205 birthH3205 toH3205 aH3205 childH3205, and we were togetherH3164. ThereH369 wasH369 noH369 strangerH2114 with us in the houseH1004, onlyH2108 the twoH8147 of us in the houseH1004. 19Then thisH2088 woman’sH802 sonH1121 diedH4191 in the nightH3915, becauseH834 she layH7901 on him. 20So she gotH6965 upH6965 in the middleH8432 of the nightH3915 and tookH3947 my sonH1121 from besideH681 me while your servantH519 was asleepH3463, and she laidH7901 him at her breastH2436, and laidH7901 her deadH4191 sonH1121 at my breastH2436. 21When I gotH6965 upH6965 in the morningH1242 to nurseH3243 my sonH1121, beholdH2009, he was deadH4191! But when I examinedH995 him closelyH995 in the morningH1242, beholdH2009, he was not my sonH1121, whomH834 I had borneH3205!” 22Then the otherH312 womanH802 saidH559, “NoH3808! For the livingH2416 oneH2416 is my sonH1121, and the deadH4191 one is your sonH1121.” But 3the firstH2088 womanH2088 saidH559, “NoH3808! For the deadH4191 one is your sonH1121, and the livingH2416 oneH2416 is my sonH1121.” So they spokeH1696 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.

23Then the kingH4428 saidH559, “4The oneH2088 saysH559, ‘ThisH2088 is my sonH1121 who is livingH2416, and your sonH1121 is the deadH4191 one’; and 5the otherH2088 saysH559, ‘NoH3808! For your sonH1121 is the deadH4191 one, and my sonH1121 is the livingH2416 oneH2416.’” 24And the kingH4428 saidH559, “GetH3947 me a swordH2719.” So they broughtH935 a swordH2719 beforeH6440 the kingH4428. 25And the kingH4428 saidH559, “CutH1504 the livingH2416 childH3206 in twoH8147, and giveH5414 halfH2677 to the oneH259 and halfH2677 to the otherH259.” 26But the womanH802 whoseH834 childH1121 was the livingH2416 oneH2416 spokeH559 to the kingH4428, for 67she was deeplyH7356 stirredH3648 overH5921 her sonH1121, and she saidH559, “PardonH994 me, my lordH113! GiveH5414 her the livingH2416 childH3205, and byH4191 noH408 meansH4191 killH4191 him!” But the otherH2088 woman was sayingH559, “He shall be neitherH1571H3808 mine norH3808 yours; cutH1504 him!” 27Then the kingH4428 repliedH6030H559, “GiveH5414 8the first woman the livingH2416 childH3205, and byH4191 noH3808 meansH4191 killH4191 him. She is his motherH517.”