1 Kings 3:26

New King James Version

Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.”

Cross References

Genesis 43:30

Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there.

1 Kings 3:25

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

1 Kings 3:27

So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.”

Psalm 39:3

My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For though I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still; Therefore My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

Hosea 11:8

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred.

Romans 1:31

undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:1

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

1 John 3:17

But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?