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27 The king answered, “Give the living child to the first woman, and do not kill him. She is his mother.”

28 All Israel heard about the judgment which the king had rendered. They were filled with awe[a] in his presence, because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to administer justice.

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  1. 1 Kings 3:28 Or were amazed

27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”

28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(A) from God to administer justice.

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