1 Kings 3:25

Modern English Version

The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

Cross References

1 Kings 3:24

So the king said, “Bring me a sword.” And they brought a sword before the king.

1 Kings 3:26

Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son, and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it.” But the other said, “Let it be neither mine nor yours and divide it.”

Proverbs 25:8

do not hastily bring into court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.