1 Kings 3:27-28

New Living Translation

²⁷Then the king said, “Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!”

²⁸When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.

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