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What was the name of the baby king Solomon was going to split in half?
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∙ 9y ago
The defining legend of Solomon was his great wisdom, gifted to him by God. Soon after God granted Solomon wisdom, two women were disputing over who was the mother of a little baby. In the only example of the great wisdom given to him by God, Solomon just seemed to know that only one of the women would rather give up her claim to the baby than see it killed. 1 Kings 3:25: "And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other." Whether this one example was at all wise and whether only the correct mother would really refuse to see a baby killed is a matter for judgement.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe defining legend of Solomon was his great wisdom, gifted to him by God. The Bible says that he was the wisest of kings. However, the story of the two mothers is the only biblical account that purports to show Solomon's wisdom.
Soon after God granted Solomon wisdom, two women asked for judgement over the ownership of a small baby. In this episode, Solomon gave his most famous judgement in which the mere threat of cutting the baby would discover the truth. The reader is expected to agree with Solomon when he knew that only one woman would be willing to give up her claim to the child rather than have it killed, and that woman could only have been the birth mother. By today's standards, I don't think this story stands out as an example of extraordinary wisdom.
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∙ 7y agoHe did not want or intend to cut the baby. Rather, he acted as if he did, to get the mother and her competitor to show their true emotions (1 Kings ch.3).
The Israelite kings conducted the nation and made decisions in most national matters. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon fulfilled this role in a praiseworthy manner.
In addition, each Israelite king was expected to be the leading judge of his generation, as the young Solomon stated explicitly (1 Kings 3:7-9). This is why he asked God for wisdom, which God granted. The famous case narrated in that chapter of Kings is recorded because it was one of the first that Solomon adjudicated, and because the people were so impressed (1 Kings 3:28). There is no question that he went on to use his vast wisdom (1 Kings ch.5) in other cases of judgment, and the text has no need to list them, since that is not its function.
During Solomon's lifetime, there weren't any complaints. (Only after his death, the people requested that taxes be lowered because the tax had served its purpose with all of Solomon's large-scale projects now complete.)
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∙ 7y agoI don't think he wanted to, I think he was trying to get the woman who was lying to out herself.
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How did king Solomon determine whose baby lived?
well he said that he would cut it in half and then they could each have one half so then the real mother would not want the baby to be killed so the real mother said , no she can have the baby just don't kill it.........so then king Solomon knew who the baby belonged to
How was Solomon's knowledge tested?
He was consulted with the problem of two women who both claimed a child was theirs. He consulted God and threatened to cut the baby in half. The real mother came forward and Solomon gave the baby to her.
Why did Israel split after King Solomon's death?
While King Solomon reigned there was peace, but when he died the peace had stopped. The kingdom then split to the north half Israel and the south half Judah. The Northern part, Israel, eventually turned to polytheism and was destroyed by assyria, while the Southern part continued to believe in one God, and their faith was renewed by the prophets.
What was wise sbout the way in which Solomon handled the case?
It was wise for Solomon to handle a case like the 2 mothers who said it was their baby but one of them was lying because she rolled over her baby at night and killed it. The wise thing is that Solomon told his servant to get a sword and cut the baby in half and give each half to 1 mother. The real mother wouldn't want her baby killed so the real mother cried out "No! Don't kill the child! Give him to her." The lady that said that it was her baby was lying because she accidentally killed her baby by rolling over it at night. :( Point: A mother of her own baby would do anything to keep her baby alive, even give him/her away.
What was being sacrificed in I Kings chapter 3?
In 1 Kings Chapter 3, a baby was to be divided in half, but was saved when the first woman reacted deeply to King Solomon to not kill her baby.
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As two ladies were claiming the same baby as theirs, king Solomon ordered the baby to be cut in two equal parts. But the real mother said , let the women have the full baby. i think it was a evil plan cos cutting a baby in half would be rank
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