1 Kings 3:17

17 And one of them said: I beseech thee, my lord, I and this woman dwelt in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the chamber.

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 And Solomon awaked, and perceived that it was a dream: and when he was come to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims of peace offerings, and made a great feast for all his servants.

16 Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

17 And one of them said: I beseech thee, my lord, I and this woman dwelt in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the chamber.

18 And the third day after I was delivered, she also was delivered; and we were together, and no other person with us in the house; only we two.

19 And this woman’s child died in the night: for in her sleep she overlaid him.