1 Kings 3:26

Easy To Read Version

The second woman said, “That is fine. Cut the baby into two pieces. Then neither of us will have him.”

Cross References

Genesis 43:30

Then Joseph ran from the room. Joseph wanted very much to show his brother Benjamin that he loved him. He felt like crying, {but he didn’t want his brothers to see him crying}. So Joseph ran to his room and cried there.

1 Kings 3:25

And King Solomon said, “This is what we will do. Cut the living baby in two pieces. Give each woman half of the baby.”

1 Kings 3:27

Then King Solomon said, “Don’t kill the baby! Give it to the first woman. She is the real mother.”

Psalm 39:3

I was very angry.\par And the more I thought about it,\par the angrier I became.\par So I said something.\par

Isaiah 49:15

\{But I say\},\par “Can a woman forget her baby? No!\par Can a woman forget the child\par that came from her body?\par No! A woman can’t forget her children.\par And I (the Lord) can’t forget you.\par

Jeremiah 31:20

\{God says,\}\par “You know that Ephraim {\cf2\super [255]} is my dear son.\par I love that child.\par Yes, I often criticized Ephraim,\par but I still think about him.\par I love him very much.\par And I really do want to comfort him.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [121]} I don’t want to give you up.\par Israel, I want to protect you.\par I don’t want to make you like Admah! {\cf2\super [122]} \par I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim! {\cf2\super [123]} \par I am changing my mind.\par My love for you is too strong.\par

Romans 1:31

they are foolish, they don’t keep their promises, and they show no kindness or mercy to other people.

Philippians 1:8

God knows that I want to see you very much. I love all of you with the love of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:1

Is there any way in Christ that I can ask you to do something? Does your love make you want to comfort me? Do we share together in the Spirit {\cf2\super [12]} ? Do you have mercy and kindness?

2 Timothy 3:3

People in those times will not have love for other people. They will refuse to forgive and will talk about other people to hurt them. People will not control themselves. They will be angry and mean and will hate things that are good.

1 John 3:17

Suppose a believer is rich enough to have all the things he needs. He sees his brother \{in Christ\} who is poor and does not have the things he needs. What if the believer who has things does not help the poor brother? Then the believer who has the things he needs does not have God’s love in his heart.