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What does 1 Kings 3:26 mean?

The real mother, whose heart was tied to her son, cried out to the king, Please, my lord, give her the baby—just don’t kill him! But the other woman said, He won’t be mine or yours. Go ahead and cut him in two. 1 Kings 3:26 - Modern Text Bible

(The true mother’s love is obvious—she’d rather lose her child than see him die. The other woman’s bitterness shows she doesn’t care about the child’s life.)