²³ And the king saith, `This `one' saith, This `is' my son, the living, and thy son `is' the dead; and that `one' saith, Nay, but thy son `is' the dead, and my son the living.'

²⁴ And the king saith, `Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,

^{25 Ref} and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'

^{26 Ref} And the woman whose son `is' the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, `O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;' and this `one' saith, `Let it be neither mine or thine -- cut `it'.'

²⁷ And the king answereth and saith, `Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she `is' its mother.'

^{28 Ref} And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God `is' in his heart, to do judgment.