1 Kings 3:16
“¶ Then came there two women that were harlots, vnto the king, and stood before him.”
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1 Kings 3:16 Context
14And if thou wilt walke in my wayes, to keepe my Statutes and my Commandements, as thy father Dauid did walke, then I will lengthen thy dayes. 15And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dreame: and he came to Ierusalem, and stood before the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, and offered vp burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his seruants. 16¶ Then came there two women that were harlots, vnto the king, and stood before him. 17And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was deliuered of a childe, with her in the house. 18And it came to passe the third day after that I was deliuered, that this woman was deliuered also: and wee were together; there was no stranger with vs in the house, saue we two in the house.
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Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- King James Version
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;
- Basic English Bible
Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
- Darby Bible
Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
- Webster's Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
- World English Bible
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;
- Basic English Bible
Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
- Darby Bible
Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
- Webster's Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
- World English Bible
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 3:16
3:16 Harlots - Or, victuallers: for the Hebrew words signifiesboth. Yet that they are unmarried persons, seems probable, both becausethere is no mention of any husbands, whose office it was, if there wereany such, to contest for their wives; and because they lived a solitarylife in one house.