1 Kings 3:17

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.

1 Kings 3:17 in Other Translations

17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

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.

17 “Please, my lord,” one of them began, “this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.

17 The one woman said, "My master, this woman and I live in the same house. While we were living together, I had a baby.

17 One woman said, "Please my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was in the house.

1 Kings 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:17

And the one woman said
Who was the plaintiff: O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house;
pointing to the defendant, who stood by her: and I was delivered of a child with her in the house;
she being present at the delivery, and she only, as it should seem.

1 Kings 3:17 In-Context

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.

19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.