1 Kings 3:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

A short time later two prostitutes came to the king and stood in front of him.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

1 Kings 3:16 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 3:15 Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

1 Kings 3:17 The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:16 Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and {k} stood before him.
(k) By this example it appears that God kept his promise to Solomon in granting him wisdom.

WES:

3:16 Harlots - Or, victuallers: for the Hebrew words signifies both. Yet that they are unmarried persons, seems probable, both because there is no mention of any husbands, whose office it was, if there were any such, to contest for their wives; and because they lived a solitary life in one house.

MHC:

3:16-28 An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.

CONC:

Harlots Loose Places Prostitutes Stand Stood Town Women

Harlots Loose Places Prostitutes Stand Stood Women

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