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Solomon forms an alliance with Egypt by marrying the daughter of Pharaoh. God appears to Solomon and grants him a wish, so Solomon asks for wisdom. Two prostitutes come to settle an argument as to who is the mother of a particular baby. Solomon asks for a sword to cut the baby in half. When the first prostitute tells him not to kill the baby she proves herself to be the mother.
PEOPLE: Solomon - Pharaoh - Pharaoh's daughter - יהוה YHVH
PLACES: Egypt - Jerusalem - Gibeon
RELATED ARTICLES: David - Korban - Slaughter offering - Prostitution
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe