The Atlantic has always been a paradox – carrying dreams, drowning truths. In a recent tragedy, migrants were hurled to their deaths, accused of witchcraft by smugglers who trafficked them across the waves. It’s a story that demands more than outrage. It demands judgment.

Not just legal judgment – but moral, spiritual, and eternal. And so Dailysur asks:

What would King Solomon have said or ruled? if the smugglers were brought to his courtroom

Wisdom Beyond Retribution

King Solomon, the ancient king famed for his divine discernment, once ruled between two women claiming the same child. His verdict – offering to divide the baby – was not a call to violence, but a test of love. He ruled not with vengeance, but with insight. Not with spectacle, but with soul.

Had he presided over this case, I believe he would have pierced through superstition and fear with a voice like thunder:

“The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.” –Proverbs 29:7

Would he have thrown the smugglers overboard to taste the terror they inflicted?
No. Solomon’s justice was never theatrical, it was surgical. He would have exposed their motives, condemned their cruelty, and called the nation to repentance.

A Ruling Fit for the Sea

Perhaps he would have said:

“You who cast the innocent into the deep shall face the depths of your own heart. Let truth weigh heavier than superstition, and let mercy rise higher than fear.”

Instead of retributive punishment, King Solomon might have:

• Ordered restitution to the victims’ families.
• Declared a national fast, mourning the loss and cleansing the conscience.
• Rebuked the weaponization of spiritual fear, reminding the people that wisdom begins with reverence, not paranoia.

Does Biblical Justice Still Apply?

Some will say biblical judgments belong to the past. Others will argue, rightly, that “the word of God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
So what happens when ancient wisdom meets modern atrocity?

Can we imagine a justice system that doesn’t just punish, but purifies?
One that doesn’t just prosecute, but provokes the soul?

This tragedy is not just a legal matter, it’s a spiritual one. When fear masquerades as discernment, and superstition replaces compassion, we lose our humanity. King Solomon’s wisdom teaches us that justice must be rooted in truth, not terror.

Final Word

Let us not become like those we condemn.
Let us seek justice that restores, not revenge that repeats.
And let us ask, not just what the law says, but what the Lord would have ruled.