And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
And this woman's baby died during the night because she accidentally rolled over on it while sleeping.
This verse describes how one woman's baby tragically died when she accidentally smothered it in her sleep.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 1 Kings 3, King Solomon is depicted as a newly anointed ruler who prays for wisdom from God, and this story serves as an early demonstration of his divinely granted insight. Two women, who were prostitutes sharing a house, each gave birth to a son, but one woman's baby died during the night when she accidentally rolled over and suffocated it in her sleep. This tragic event sparked a bitter dispute when the mother of the dead child attempted to swap it with the living child of the other woman, leading to Solomon's famous judgment.
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