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1 Kings 3:26

1 Kings 3:26
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then the king answered and said, give her the living child,

and in no wise slay it,.... That is, to her who desired it…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 3:16-28

An instance is here given of Solomon's wisdom, to show that the grant lately made him had a real effect upon him. The…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

her bowels yerned It was believed that some of the viscera were the seat of the emotions. Hence this expression is very…