1 Kings 3:17

17 The one woman said, "Please my lord, I and this woman are living in one house, and I gave birth, with her 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 look, [it was] a dream, and he came [to] Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of [the] Lord, and he offered burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings, and he held a feast for all of his servants.

16 Then two prostitutes came to the king, and they stood before him.

17 The one woman said, "Please my lord, I and this woman are living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the house.

18 It happened on the third day [after] my giving birth, this woman also gave birth, and we [were] together. There was not anyone with us in the house, only the two of us [were] in the house.

19 Then the son of this woman died [in the] night because she laid on him.