1 Kings 3:17
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
The two mothers were dwelling together in one house with their children, and that close living arrangement set the stage for the dispute over the infants that required Solomon's decision. The case became an occasion for the display of his judgment, marking it as part of the record of his early wisdom. He met it with sympathy and discernment and with kindly wisdom, restoring the helpless baby to its unfortunate mother.