1 Reyes 3:16

Un gobernante sabio

16 Tiempo después, dos prostitutas fueron a presentarse ante el rey.

1 Reyes 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:16

Then came there two women [that] were harlots unto the king,
&c.] The same day, as Abarbinel thinks, the night before which the Lord had appeared to Solomon; this came to pass through the providence of God, that there should be immediately an instance and proof of the wisdom and understanding the Lord had given to Solomon; these women, according to the Targum, were victuallers or inn keepers; and so Ben Gersom thinks they were sellers of food, as Rahab; though he observes it is possible they might, prostitute themselves: this may be said in their favour, that common prostitutes do not usually bear children, or, when they do, take no care of them, have no affection for them, and much less are fond of them, as these seem to be; but, on the other hand, no mention being made of their husbands, and living together in one house, and alone, and being impudent, brawling, and litigious, give great suspicion of the truth of the character they bear in our version and others: and stood before him;
to lay their case before him, and each plead their own cause; it may be, it had been tried in another court before, and could not be determined, and so was brought to the king; and, if so, the wisdom of Solomon was the more conspicuous, in deciding it in the manner he did.

1 Reyes 3:16 In-Context

14 Si andas por mis sendas y obedeces mis decretos y mandamientos, como lo hizo tu padre David, te daré una larga vida.

15 Cuando Salomón despertó y se dio cuenta del sueño que había tenido, regresó a Jerusalén. Se presentó ante el arca del pacto del Señor y ofreció holocaustos y sacrificios de comunión. Luego ofreció un banquete para toda su corte.

16 Tiempo después, dos prostitutas fueron a presentarse ante el rey.

17 Una de ellas le dijo:—Su Majestad, esta mujer y yo vivimos en la misma casa. Mientras ella estaba allí conmigo, yo di a luz,

18 y a los tres días también ella dio a luz. No había en la casa nadie más que nosotras dos.