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!”
27. The king gave his decision: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Nobody is going to kill this baby. She is the real mother.”
28. The word got around—everyone in Israel heard of the king’s judgment. They were all in awe of the king, realizing that it was God’s wisdom that enabled him to judge truly.