1 Kings 3:26-28

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[26] Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it. [27] Then the king answered, Give her the living child, and in no way kill it: she is the mother of it. [28] All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

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Egypt was the powerful southern kingdom from which Solomon took Pharaoh’s daughter, while Gibeon, northwest of Jerusalem, was the chief high place where God granted Solomon wisdom. The City of David was

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1 Kings 3:26-28 mentions City of David, Egypt, Gibeon and Jerusalem.

City of David · Avraham Graicer
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Gibeon · Ar2332
Jerusalem · Godot13

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