There came two wo-men to the king. And one of them said, My lord, I and this wo-man live in one house, and we each of us had a son. And this wo-man's child died in the night, and while I slept she came and took my child from me, and laid her own child by my side. And when I woke, and went to feed my child, it was dead. And I knew it was not my son.
It is your son.
It is not; the child that lives is mine.
The dead child is yours.
THE JUDG-MENT OF SOL-O-MON.
In this way they spoke, and the king heard them, and said, Bring me a sword!
And a sword was brought to him.
And the king said, Cut the live child in two, and give half to one and half to the oth-er.