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


In Context

13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for-both riches and honor-so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.

14 And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life."

15 Then Solomon awoke-and he realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord's covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.

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

17 One of them said, "My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me.

18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.

1st Kings 3:16 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Then came two women, harlots, to 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.