KJVAnd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
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…