Verse 26

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!”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
• Jer 31:20 : 20 Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!
• Gen 43:30 : 30 Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.
• Hos 11:8 : 8 The Divine Dilemma: Judgment or Mercy? How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart! All my tender compassions are aroused!
• Rom 1:31 : 31 senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless.
• Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
• Phil 2:1 : 1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,
• 2 Tim 3:3 : 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,
• 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
• Ps 39:3 : 3 my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words: