1 Kings 3:16

A Wise Ruling

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

1 Kings 3:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
ESV
16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
NLT
16 Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
MSG
16 The very next thing, two prostitutes showed up before the king.
CSB
16 Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Kings 3:16 In-Context

14 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.”
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, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and 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.
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