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


In Context

13 and also, that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee, both riches and honour, that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days;

14 and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes, and My commands, as David thy father walked, then I have prolonged thy days.'

15 And Solomon awaketh, and lo, a dream; and he cometh in to Jerusalem, and standeth before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings, and maketh peace-offerings. And he maketh a banquet for all his servants,

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

17 and the one woman saith, 'O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;

18 and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we are together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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