The judgement of Solomon - Bible

The judgement of Solomon. I kings 3 : 26-27. '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. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof'. King Solomon threatens to cut the baby in half and the real mother is prepared to give him up rather than see the baby killed.' Illustration by William Hole 1846 - 1917 Old Testament History by William Hole, 1925 Eyre & Spottiswoode, London