And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
And the king saith, `Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
1 Kings — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
F I R S T K I N G S CHAP. III. Solomon's reign looked bloody in the foregoing chapter, but the necessary acts of justice must not be called cruelty; in this chapter it appears with another face. We must not think the worse of God's mercy to his…