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Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
1 Kings 3:16 In-Context
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And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”
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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.
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Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
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One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me.
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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.