NET Bible
"The king responded,“Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”"
— 1 Kings 3:27, NET Bible
“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.”
“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. ”
“Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."”
“The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof.”
“Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.”
“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.”
The king ordered,“Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.
The king then said,“Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said,“My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
The king responded,“Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”
When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed divine wisdom to make judicial decisions.