Graphic Bible · Scene 12 of 15

An adult attendant brings a sword before Solomon; the living infant remains safely held apart from the blade. Depict the spoken test, never an actual injury to the baby.
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1 Kings 3:24-25

Solomon calls for a sword

Wisdom and the Two Mothers · 1 Kings 3

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24Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword before the king.

25Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

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