SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:23
El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto; y la otra dice: No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. Then said the king , etc.] As judge, summing up what had been said on both sides, which were only bare assertions without proof; the one affirming what the other denied, and the other denying what the other affirmed: the one saith, this [is] my son that liveth, and thy son [is] the dead ; and the other saith nay; but thy son [is] the dead, and my son [is] the living ; this he repeated to show to all present that no determination could be made by what had been said on each side, and that some other method must be taken.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-28 - An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the chil loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Le parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By thi and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomo had great reputation among his people. This was better to him tha weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 המלך 4428 זאת 2063 אמרת 559 זה 2088 בני 1121 החי 2416 ובנך 1121 המת 4191 וזאת 2063 אמרת 559 לא 3808 כי 3588 בנך 1121 המת 4191 ובני 1121 החי׃ 2416
