16Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.


In Context

13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory; so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

16 Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

17 And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

1 Kings 3:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.