1 Kings 3:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Her bowels

1 John 3:17

Yearned

Psalm 39:3

Give her

Romans 1:31

2 Timothy 3:3

Bible References

Her bowels

Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.

"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Yearned

My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:

Give her

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,