Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
New American Standard Bible
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.
King James Version
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Holman Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
International Standard Version
Right about then, two prostitutes approached the king and requested an audience with him.
A Conservative Version
Then two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him.
American Standard Version
Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Amplified
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
Bible in Basic English
Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;
Julia Smith Translation
Then will come two women, harlots, to the king, and they will stand before him.
King James 2000
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then two prostitutes came to the king, and they stood before him.
Modern King James verseion
Then there came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came there two women that were harlots unto the king and stood before him.
NET Bible
Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
New Heart English Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, came there in two unchaste women, unto the king, - and stood before him.
Webster
Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
World English Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
Youngs Literal Translation
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
Themes
Arbitration » Instances of » The two harlots in the presence of king solomon
Harlots » General references to
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
Justice » Exemplified » Solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Magistrates » Should » Judge wisely
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Solomon » Judgment
Solomon » His wisdom see » In judicial insight
Solomon » Justice of, illustrated in his judgment of the two prostitutes
Interlinear
Sh@nayim
Zanah
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 3:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom Tested: The Two Prostitutes
15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. 16 Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him. 17 And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
Cross References
Exodus 18:16
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known to them the statutes of God, and his laws.
Leviticus 19:29
Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.
Numbers 27:2
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,
Deuteronomy 23:17
There shall be no prostitute amongst the daughters of Israel, nor any Sodomite amongst the sons of Israel.
Joshua 2:1
And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two spies secretly, saying, Go, see the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and they lay down there.
Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Exodus 18:13
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.