Braingle: 'Solomon's Teaching' Brain Teaser

Solomon's Teaching

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Puzzle ID:	#6531
Fun:	(2.48)
Difficulty:	(0.94)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	megnsvar
Corrected By:	fishmed

There once was a king named Solomon. God had given him wisdom, so he was the wisest man in the land. Two women came to him one day. The first woman said to him, " This woman and I live in the same house. We both had babies. This woman rolled over while she slept and suffocated her child. Since she was so heartbroken she switched her baby with mine while I slept, so that this morning I woke up and my baby was dead. But then I realized it wasn't my baby, but hers. But she says it isn't. Who is right?" King Solomon had the remaining child brought to him. "Cut him in half, and give each women one half. Then they shall be even," he ordered. How did this help solve the problem????

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Comments

george1978 Aug 20, 2002	I remember this from bible school, but it is still great.
A_n_d_y Aug 21, 2002	It's not great...the answers are supposed to be logical. Neither of the women would say..."go ahead kill him".....I thought the point of them going to the King was that both of the women wanted the child.
rufio Aug 21, 2002	you'd THINK neither would say that, but one did
doggyxp Aug 22, 2002	this is a gr8 one, and i've known this story since i was a kid.
MJs_Kitten Aug 22, 2002	As religious as i am, i still dont understand many things from the bible. ...why wasnt the baby who died in a crib?? i mean geez oprah says its bad for kids to sleep with their parents!
(user deleted) Aug 23, 2002	More of a fable than a teaser really... the given solution prequires speculation on the character of the women involved. I've heard many a story of women killing even their own children.
megnsvar Aug 23, 2002	Thanks, everybody for your comments. I know it's from the Bible, but I was curious who exactley read the Bible. To MJs_kitten The Bible says the women were poor, that's why they lived together. They probably couldn't afford a crib. Plus the baby probably wasn't sleeping with his mother, but to the side or something. The mom most likely rolled over!!!!!!
Mogmatt16 Aug 23, 2002	sorry, double ones from me for un-origionlaity
SunGal97 Sep 27, 2002	I remember this form church!
adamant545 Sep 28, 2002	if u read the bible u would know this 1 and read it a lot!!!!!!!
doggyxp Jan 02, 2003	this is doggy, again. everybody knows this story, and its usually one of their favs, mine too. but i think its meant to be in the bk of kings not as a teaser, but as a moral teacher. so i think you should have mentioned the moral in your answer. o, and sorry if i offended you in criticizing your teaser.
andrewcs Apr 28, 2003	First: I got this one because i read my bible and this a very common where i live Second: This is not a fable or anything else...THIS IS STRAIGHT FROM THE BIBLE AND I BELEIVE ITS TRUE.... sorry i was yelling........ I liked the teaser
goldmare Jan 21, 2005	Yeah, I know this story well, so I got it before I even finished reading, practically. The only thing I was annoyed with is that his name is spelled Solomon, not Soloman. More because I\'m picky with grammar and such than anything. But it was a good idea for a teaser anyway.
tiptoes007berbs Jan 24, 2005	I hadn\'t heard that one since I was a small child. Thanks for the teaser and a refresher
sweetime Jul 11, 2005	i've never read the bible (am getting around to it), never been to bible studies or the like, but i've still heard that story - seems odd to have it as a teaser
trickster2005 Sep 22, 2005	cool
smarty_blondy Oct 01, 2005	I knew the story. Keep them coming.
SPUTNIK2 Aug 08, 2006	this was Great! It was well written and was very clever, keep up the good work Mad Ade
1blessedgirl Oct 08, 2006	The reference to this story is 1 Kings 3:16-28.
shdwhawk Feb 06, 2007	Thats odd, when was this teaser submitted?
lynnica Nov 10, 2007	to MJs kitten: I'm not entirely sure they HAD cribs back then. And I'm positive they never watched Oprah.
lynnica Nov 10, 2007	Oh, and good teaser.